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Tsunami Threat To Hawaiʻi Analyzed After Mexico Earthquake
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by Big Island Video News
on Sep 19, 2022 at 8:46 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HONOLULU - As of 8 a.m. on Monday, a tsunami threat exists for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake near Aquila, Mexico.

UPDATE – (9:15 a.m. on Monday, September 19)

  • The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an updated message on the Mexico earthquake, saying that “based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected, and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.”
  • This will be the final statement issued for this event unless additional data are received, emergency officials in Hawaiʻi said.

UPDATE – (8:45 a.m. on Monday, September 19)

  • A Magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred near Aquila, Mexico on Monday morning, prompting a Tsunami Threat message from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
  • “A tsunami threat exists for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake,” emergency officials stated. “But it is still too early to determine whether there is a possible tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.”
  • If there is a tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says the earliest estimated time the hazard might begin is 3:19 p.m. on Monday, September 19.
  • Further statements will be issued hourly or sooner as the situation develops, officials say.

Filed Under: Hawaii Tagged With: earthquake, tsunami

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