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There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines.

The National Emergency Management Agency had been assessing the danger after the quake about noon (NZT).

The quake struck at a depth of 63km at Mindanao, NEMA said.

The USGS is reporting the quake at a magnitude 7.8. It had earlier been reported as 8.2.