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No Tsunami Threat To Hawaiʻi After Strong Earthquakes Near Fiji
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by Big Island Video News
on Nov 9, 2022 at 6:25 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says that three earthquakes, the strongest a magnitude-7.0, do not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.

(BIVN) – Three strong earthquakes that occurred overnight in the Pacific Ocean south of the Fiji Islands did not generate a tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi, officials say.

The strongest of the three earthquakes was measured at a magnitude-7.0, followed by a magnitude 6.8 and a magnitude 6.6.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.

The Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense confirmed the PTWC message in a morning message to Hawaiʻi residents.


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