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Hawaii Struck by Earthquake Rocks Oahu
An earthquake hit Hawaii just min. ago, it is said it rocked Oahu and Honolulu. No more info has been provided as of yet. I will update as soon as I hear.
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Preliminary readings are a magnitude 3.3... 80 miles from Honolulu. No reported injuries or damage.
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New preliminary reading is 3.6
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
233 PM HST THU FEB 24 2011
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - LOCAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0213 PM HST 24 FEB 2011
COORDINATES - 21.3 NORTH 157.7 WEST
LOCATION - IN EASTERN OAHU
MAGNITUDE - 3.6
EVALUATION
THIS IS A SMALL EARTHQUAKE. ON OAHU IT WAS WIDELY FELT.
NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. REPEAT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.
- TAGS:
- hawaii,
- new_zealand,
- christchurch,
- earthquake
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