No tsunami threat to Philippines after 6.4-magnitude Sarangani quake, says Phivolcs
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Aug. 5, assured the public that there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck off Sarangani, Davao Occidental.
“No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data,” Phivolcs said in a tsunami information bulletin.
“This is for information purposes only and there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from this earthquake,” it added.
The earthquake occurred at 12:14 p.m., with its epicenter located 37 kilometers southwest of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, at a depth of 13 kilometers.