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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, Tuesday afternoon.
The quake was recorded at approximately 2:43 p.m. HST – or 8:43 a.m. on July 27 locally – about seven and a half miles east southeast of Dolores, Philippines at a depth of nine miles.
It struck in northern Luzon, the country's most populous island, according to the Associated Press.
The National Weather Service (NWS) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center gave the all-clear on the tsunami threat at around 2:54 p.m.
"Based on all available data, a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” NWS officials wrote.
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) issued its all-clear at 2:59 p.m.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the quake to be a 7.1 magnitude in its initial report. The NWS and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) measured the quake to be a 6.8 in magnitude.
Damage reports from the Philippines have not yet come in.
Read more about this earthquake from the NOAA and USGS.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT is expected to the State of Hawai'i from an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 detected at 2:43 p.m. HST in the area of Luzon, Philippines. pic.twitter.com/T2XmpvebcY
Matthew has been the digital content manager for KITV4 since September 2021. Matthew is a prolific writer, editor, and self-described "newsie" who's worked in television markets in Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii.
