PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to Philippines after strong Indonesia earthquake

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Saturday said there is no threat of a tsunami in the country following a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Indonesia.

“No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data. This is for information purposes only and there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from this earthquake,” PHIVOLCS said.

The earthquake struck off the coast of Sulawesi island at 8:43 a.m. on Saturday.

The quake had a depth of 70 kilometers and its epicenter was at 3.19 °N, 126.78 °E in Talaud Islands, Indonesia, PHIVOLCS said.

There were no immediate reports of damage, the Agence France-Press said. —KG, GMA News