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No tsunami threat following strong quake in Mexico – PHIVOLCS


No tsunami threat to the Philippines was reported after the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted western Mexico, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Thursday.

In an advisory, the PHIVOLCS said there was no destructive tsunami threat based on available data.

The quake struck northwest of Michoacan, Mexico at 2:16 p.m. at a depth of 61 kilometers. — Richa Noriega/VBL, GMA News