No tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after 6.8 Kermadec Islands earthquake

Updated: January 27, 2023

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a preliminary magnitude 6.8 earthquake reported at 3:44 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 in the area south of the Kermadec Islands.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports that based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is not tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.

Original source: https://mauinow.com/2022/08/14/no-tsunami-threat-to-hawai%ca%bbi-after-6-8-kermadec-islands-earthquake/