China News Service, Beijing, July 27 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) According to the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, at 8:43 on July 27, 2022, Beijing time, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 occurred off the coast of Luzon Island, the Philippines. A local tsunami will be triggered around, but it will not have a disastrous impact on the coast of China.
At 8:43 on July 27, 2022 (Beijing time), an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in the waters of Luzon Island in the Philippines (17.85 degrees north latitude, 120.37 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 15.0 kilometers.
According to preliminary earthquake parameters, the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China judged that the earthquake may trigger a local tsunami around the epicenter, but it will not cause disastrous effects on the coast of China.
According to the determination of China Earthquake Networks, an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 occurred in the Philippines (17.7 degrees north latitude, 120.55 degrees east longitude) at 8:43 on July 27, 2022 Beijing time, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
Chinese state media quoted the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Information Network as saying that a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the island of Luzon in the Philippines on the morning of the 27th.
No tsunami warning has been issued yet.
The Tsunami Warning Center of China's Ministry of Natural Resources said it will continue to track and analyze earthquake and tsunami monitoring data and release information in a timely manner.
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