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No Tsunami Threat to Hawai‘i From 6.7-M Chile Quake

January 19, 2019, 4:40 PM HST
* Updated January 19, 4:44 PM
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NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI, 339 PM HST, SAT. JAN. 19, 2019

A 6.7-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 3:33 P.M. HST

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

Magnitude 6.7

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Date-Time
20 Jan 2019 01:32:51 UTC
19 Jan 2019 22:32:51 near epicenter
19 Jan 2019 14:32:51 standard time in your timezone

Location 30.074S 71.423W

Depth 53 km

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Distances
15.6 km (9.7 mi) SSW of Coquimbo, Chile
25.2 km (15.6 mi) SW of La Serena, Chile
62.3 km (38.6 mi) NNW of Ovalle, Chile
68.7 km (42.6 mi) W of Vicu�a, Chile
82.1 km (50.9 mi) NNW of Monte Patria, Chile

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