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No Tsunami Threat To Hawaiʻi From Distant Magnitude 7.0 Quake
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by Big Island Video News
on Jan 17, 2023 at 9:00 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

HONOLULU - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi based on all available data.

(BIVN) – A Magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea just after 8 p.m. HST on Tuesday, nearly 100 miles northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia.

Although the quake generated a tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific located closer to the event, the Honolulu-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the event not appear to be a threat to Hawaiʻi. UPDATE: The tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific located closer to the event has also passed.

“Based on all available data… there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi,” a PTWC message issued at 8:14 p.m. HST stated.

The Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense also issued an alert message, confirming that there was no threat to Hawaiʻi.


Filed Under: Hawaii Tagged With: earthquake

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