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No tsunami threat to Hawaii after strong quake in Philippines

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

A strong earthquake struck the Philippines this morning.

A strong earthquake struck the Philippines today, but there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

The preliminary magnitude 6.5 quake struck 6.7 miles south-southwest of Basilisa, Philippines at 4:03 a.m. Hawaii time at a depth of 9.3 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

“A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a tsunami information statement.

No serious injuries were immediately reported.

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