Magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Russia poses no tsunami threat to PH

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) stated that a magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula poses no tsunami threat to the Philippines.

The earthquake occurred at 10:38 a.m. Manila time with a depth of 10 kilometers.

While hazardous tsunami waves are possible within 300 kilometers of the epicenter, the Philippines is not in danger.

Different agencies reported varying magnitudes for the earthquake, with the German Research Centre for Geosciences recording it at magnitude-7.1, the United States Geological Survey at magnitude-7.4, and Phivolcs at magnitude-7.5.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning System initially indicated a threat of a possible tsunami.