(BIVN) – A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Mindanao in the Philippines on Sunday afternoon, triggering a Tsunami Advisory for the Pacific.
In a 1:44 p.m. message, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami threat exists for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake, but noted its its too early to determine if there is a threat to Hawaiʻi.
“If there is a tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi, the earliest estimated time the hazard might begin” is 11:57 p.m. on Sunday night, the PTWC stated.
UPDATE – (2:38 p.m.) – In an updated message, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that while a tsunami threat exists for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake, “based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.“
