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Surprising Lessons from Hawaii’s Tsunami Watch: What Every Coastal Resident Needs to KnowThat message, issued after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, set off a tense few hours for Hawaii’s coastal communities. At 9:03 p.m. HST, the NTWC issued a watch, stating that a tsunami might strike Hawaii as early as 2: ...
The watch was issued at 9:03 p.m. after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, but canceled after there was no threat to Hawaii.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia's coast triggered and then cancelled tsunami warnings for Hawaii and Kamchatka.