No Tsunami threat to PH after 7.2 magnitude Vanuatu earthquake - Phivolcs

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that there was no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Vanuatu, a country in the South Pacific Ocean, on Saturday morning.

“Hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 kilometers of the earthquake epicenter,” the institute said in its Tsunami Information No. 1 advisory.

“This is for information purposes only and there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from this earthquake,” PHIVOLCS added.

PHIVOLCS noted that no action was required following the earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers at 13.8 degrees south latitude and 165.7 degrees east longitude in Vanuatu.