Strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes Philippines; no tsunami risk

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the southeast coast of the Philippines early on Thursday, the US Geological Survey mentioned, as numerous companies dominated out the chance of it triggering tsunamis. The Philippines is on the geologically lively Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes. (Representational picture: Getty)An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the southeast coast of the Philippines early on Thursday, the US Geological Survey mentioned, as numerous companies dominated out the chance of it triggering tsunamis.

The quake was at a depth of 65.6 km, the USGS mentioned.Broadcaster CNN reported the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) as initially saying harm and aftershocks have been anticipated.There have been no early experiences of great shocks or harm, nevertheless.Phivolcs additionally mentioned there was tsunami risk to the nation, whereas the U.S. National Weather Service and Hawaii Emergency Management mentioned there was no threat of a tsunami for the U.S. West Coast or Hawaii both.The Philippines is on the geologically lively Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes.ALSO READ: 59% of India liable to earthquakes: Here’s a listing of probably the most seismically lively citiesClick right here for IndiaAt present.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.