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No Tsunami Threat From 6.5M Micronesia Tremor

May 14, 2014, 11:28 AM HST
* Updated May 14, 11:29 AM
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No tsunami threat to Hawaii is expected from a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck near the Federated States of Micronesia this morning.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Oahu said the tremor occurred at 10:56 a.m. Hawaii time.

The tremor centered near the eastern Caroline Islands occurred at a depth of 9.9 miles.

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