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No Tsunami Threat to Hawai‘i From 6.6-M Chile Quake

A 6.6M earthquake occurred Sunday morning in the vicinity of Central Chile.

No Tsunami Threat from 6.7-M Solomon Islands Quake

On Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, at 9:45 a.m., the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported an earthquake has occurred in the Solomon Islands at 9:32 a.m.

No Tsunami Threat From 4.1M Quake

The earthquake that occurred at approximately 10:39 a.m. was NOT large enough to cause a tsunami for the Island of Hawai‘i.

VIDEO UPDATE: Series of Earthquakes Rattles Hawai‘i Island Chain

Recent earthquakes on Hawai‘i Island were felt as far away as Kaua‘i.

April is Tsunami Awareness Month

The state marks Tsunami Awareness Month each April to encourage residents to be aware of the dangers presented by tsunamis and develop preparedness plans.

No Tsunami Threat to Hawai‘i From 6.7M Quake

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred on March 6, 2018, at 4:13 a.m. HST in New Guinea.

No Tsunami Threat from 7.6M New Guinea Quake

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a 7.6 earthquake occurred near Papua New Guinea. 

NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAI‘I After 7.5M Oaxaca Quake

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred at 1:40 PM today off Oaxaca, Mexico, did not cause a TSUNAMI THREAT for the Island or State of Hawai‘i.

No Tsunami Threat to Hawai‘i From 7.3M Peru Earthquake

Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to Hawai‘i.

No Tsunami Threat From 6.6M New Guinea Quake

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has occurred in Papaua, New Guinea, at 11:27 a.m HST on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.

No Tsunami Threat From 4.2-M Quake NE of O‘ahu

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake located off the northeast coast of O‘ahu on Sept. 15 at 8:40 p.m.

4.2 Quake Between Big Island and Maui

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported that no tsunami was generated by the earthquake, which also had no apparent effect on Kīlauea Volcano’s ongoing eruptions.

No Tsunami Threat to Hawai‘i After 6.6 Alaska Quake

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a 6.6 earthquake occurred in the Aleutian Islands at 7 a.m. Hawai‘i time this morning.

LETTER: One Day, Honolulu Will Have Disaster Park Like Hilo

There is “absolutely zero future planning by Honolulu for a major tsunami, hurricane storm surge or sea level rise.”

UPDATE: Big Island Quake Upgraded to 4.4M

The earthquake which occurred at approximately 10:27 a.m. today, Thursday, March 23, 2017, was not large enough to cause a tsunami for the island or state of Hawai’i.

No Advisories After Two 3+ Magnitude Big Isle Quakes

Two 3+ magnitude earthquakes were reported within 15 minutes of each other in the Hawaiʻi Island area this morning.