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

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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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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