Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

MANILA – The Philippines’ seismology agency advised people to stay away from beaches in coastal areas facing the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, as these regions are expected to experience tsunami waves of less than one meter in height.

PHIVOLCS issued the advisory following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake that struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday. – Reuters

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