M7.8 earthquake strikes Philippines, no tsunami threat to Hawaii

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A powerful earthquake struck the Philippines on Sunday afternoon (Hawaii time), prompting tsunami monitoring across the Pacific. However, there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

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According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the earthquake occurred at 1:38 p.m. Hawaii time near Mindanao in the southern Philippines.

The quake was initially reported as a magnitude 8.2 event but was later downgraded to magnitude 7.8.

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The PTWC said a tsunami threat existed for parts of the Pacific closer to the earthquake, but based on all available data, there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

Tsunami advisories were issued for Guam and the Mariana Islands. The PTWC said it was not expecting a tsunami threat for those areas, but was awaiting further data.

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Again, there is NO tsunami threat to Hawaii from this earthquake.