There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Kuril Islands on Sunday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Sunday afternoon said there is no threat of tsunami to the country after a strong earthquake hit Russia. "No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data,

MANILA, Philippines – Coastal areas in Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao fronting the Pacific Ocean are expected to have tsunami waves less than 1 meter high after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia on Wednesday, July 30.