Civil Defense: No Tsunami Threat to Hawaiʻi From 7.6 Earthquake off Mexico Coast

UPDATE:

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirms there is NO tsunami threat to the Island and State of Hawaii, according to the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency. 

ORIGINAL STORY:

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake was reported at 8:05 a.m. near the coast of Michoacan, Mexico at a depth of 9.3 miles, according to the US Geological Survey.

It is still too early to determine if there is a possible tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said if there is a tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi, the earliest estimated time of arrival is 3:19 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

Updates will be issued as the situation develops.