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7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines; No tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi

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Map: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu
Map: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck at 4 a.m. on Tuesday in Leyte, Philippines, but there is no threat of a tsunami to the Hawaiian Island or the Pacific Basin, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu.

Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines.

The earthquake was about six miles deep.

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