No tsunami threat to NZ after massive 7.8 Philippines earthquake

12:59 pm today

There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines.

The National Emergency Management Agency had been assessing the danger after the quake about noon (NZT).

The quake struck at a depth of 63km at Mindanao, NEMA said.

The USGS is reporting the quake at a magnitude 7.8. It had earlier been reported as 8.2.

"NEMA has assessed the information with the assistance of science advisors," the agency said in a statement.

"Based on current information, the initial assessment is that the earthquake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will affect New Zealand."

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Photo: USGS / Screenshot

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