(Eagle News)—There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Wednesday, April 3.
PHIVOLCS gave the assurance after it said a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit the Aleutian Islands in the Rat Islands in Alaska.
The Alaska Earthquake Center said the quake occurred at 1:36 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was centered 55 miles northwest of Amchitka.
Seismologist Natalia Rupert said there were no immediate reports the quake was felt.