A destructive Pacific-wide Tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawai‘i from today’s 6.9 magnitude (preliminary measurement) earthquake near the Solomon Islands that occurred at 9:10 a.m. HST.
The National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued this statement on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at 9:16 a.m.
Coordinates – 10.8 South 161.2 East
Location – Solomon Islands
Magnitude – 6.9 Moment
Date-Time
9 Dec 2016 19:10:06 UTC
10 Dec 2016 06:10:06 near epicenter
9 Dec 2016 08:10:06 standard time in your timezone
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