Hawaii Tsunami

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  Strong Earthquake Hits Hawaii, No Tsunami Warning

  A strong earthquake hit Hawaii on Friday, US seismologists said, but there was no danger of a tsunami.

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  Tsunami Warning For US West Coast, Flooding In Hawaii After Tonga Eruption

  An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted Saturday with a stunning blast, sending tsunami waves onto nearby Tonga and to the north in Japan, with warnings of dangerous ocean surges issued as far away as the US West Coast.

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  Tsunami Waves Possible Across Most of South Pacific: Pacific Tsunami Center

  Tsunami waves of up to three meters (10 feet) are possible along the coast of French Polynesia after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Center (PTWC) in Hawaii said today.

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  Massive 8.3 Earthquake Hits Off Chile Coast, Evacuations Ordered

  A tsunami watch was issued on Wednesday for Hawaii following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

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  Strong 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Indonesia: US Geological Survey

  A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the far eastern Indonesian province of Papua, US geologists said today, although tsunami monitors said there was no threat of dangerous waves.

• Major Earthquake Strikes Off Alaska; Local Tsunami Warning Issued

  An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska, the US Geological Survey has said, generating a local tsunami warning.

• Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea

  A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea late on Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said, with a tsunami warning issued.

• Tsunami alert issued to Hawaii after Chile earthquake

  A tsunami advisory has been issued for Hawaii due to a magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck on Tuesday off the coast of Chile, but no major damage is expected, U.S. officials said.

• Powerful earthquake hits Chile, sparking tsunami warnings

  A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit near Chile's Pacific coast on Tuesday, triggering tsunami waves of more than two metres and warnings for people in Chile, Peru and Ecuador to flee immediately to higher ground.

• Hawaii tsunami warning lifted after 100,000 flee to higher ground

  A tsunami warning prompted by a powerful earthquake off the Canadian coast sent at least 100,000 people fleeing from shore to higher ground in Hawaii late on Saturday, but an evacuation order was canceled after a series of weaker-than-expected waves rolled through the islands.

• Tsunami hits Hawaii after Canada earthquake

  Hawaii was hit by a tsunami on Saturday night prompting the authorities to order at least 100,000 people on the island state to move to higher ground.

• Japan tsunami debris floating across Pacific toward US

  Refrigerators, TVs and other debris dragged into sea when a massive earthquake hit Japan last March, causing tsunamis as high as 130 feet (40 meters) to crash ashore, could show up in remote atolls north of Hawaii as soon as this winter, with other pieces reaching parts of the West Coast in 2013 and 2014, experts say. Debris from the tsunami initia...

• Tsunami waves hit Hawaii and California, but damage is limited

  A tsunami emanating from the massive earthquake that hit Japan on Friday sent seven-foot waves into the Hawaiian islands, but appeared to have caused no major damage in Hawaii or along the West Coast. Peter Carlisle, the mayor of Honolulu, said Friday that the threat had subsided substantially and that coastal highways had reopened on the island of...

• Tsunami swamps Hawaii shores, damages California bays

  Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and severely damaged harbors in California after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific.Water rushed up on roadways and into hotel lobbies on the Big Island and low-lying areas in Maui were flooded as 7-foot waves crashed ashore. Large waves also hit the U.S. western coast, shaking loo...

• Tsunami waves hit Hawaii, Oregon; head towards California

  Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast Friday but didn't immediately cause major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific.Kauai was the first of the Hawaiian islands hit by the tsunami, which was caused by an earthquake in Japan, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Water ru...