No tsunami threat to Philippines after Papua New Guinea quake —PHIVOLCS

Published September 11, 2022 10:53 AM By GMA News

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday said there is no tsunami threat to the country after an earthquake hit Papua New Guinea. 

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake

hit eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The USGS issued a tsunami warning but subsequently said the threat has already passed.

Some buildings were damaged near the coastal town of Madang and further inland in Papua New Guinea, according to a report by Agence France-Presse. —KG, GMA News

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