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No tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after 6.8 Kermadec Islands earthquake

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PC: USGS

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.

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