Tsunami watch canceled for Hawaii after 7.8 earthquake in Solomon Islands
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
A great earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands this morning.
A tsunami watch for Hawaii has been canceled after a preliminary 7.8 earthquake in the Solomon Islands.
The National Weather Service canceled the watch after an investigation for a possible tsunami threat to Hawaii.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the preliminary 7.8 quake struck at 7:38 a.m. 42.4 miles west-southwest of Kirakira, Solomon Island at a depth of 29.8 miles. An initial bulletin from the agency reported a 8.0-magnitude quake.
“Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to the state of Hawaii,” Pacific Tsunami Warning Center officials said in a bulletin.
Tsunami waves up to 3 to 6 feet above the tide level are possible for some coasts of the Solomon Islands, according to PTWC officials. Also, tsunami waves of 1 to 3 feet above tide level are possible for some coasts of Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.
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Now I know why the Costco gas line is long!
Wow, had a 6.something earthquake earlier off the coast of California, now, this one around Solomon Islands. Hawaii is in the middle. Hopefully, nothing reaches here.
developers of kakaako are also hoping nothing reaches here…nevermind today, but in the centuries to come. sorry, but we’re smack dab in the middle of the ring of fire, it’s bound to happen. fools.
Gee I wore my boots to work in anticipation of wet weather. Should of grabbed the snorkel and mask too. All kidding aside, stay high and stay dry Hawaii!
scary. But Western science, not chanting at the moon or doing a fire dance, will correctly advise us. When things get dangerous, when things get real, we turn to Western models of knowledge and understanding.
not true. i know a guy who deflected hurricane iniki from hitting oahu by chanting at it.
giggle….
just canceled.
you’d think they’d change the header of this article or are The SA protecting themselves in case there’s a tidal wave or sorts. Or better YET, they left the header alone for sensationalism sake to capture more eyes
Hey Star-Advertiser! Your headline and story don’t match. Is it cancelled or still posted?
You asking too much. They don’t even check spelling…
“Based on all availabl data,…”
Your headline says Tsunami warning posted which draws attention. In the article you say cancelled. So which is it?
Don’t ask them Hard Questions!
Maybe you should update your headline? Tsunami watch is cancelled.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the headline information was concurrent with the information in story?
cholo sees the star advertiser is practicing their click bait skills… auwe!!!
All these fake news websites.
First Pizzagate, now Tsunamigate