Seven voyaging canoes arrived this weekend in Hilo Bay, just one of the stops on the “Te Mana O Te Moana,” or “The Spirit of the Sea,” expedition.
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Posted on 12:56 am, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Seven voyaging canoes arrived this weekend in Hilo Bay, just one of the stops on the “Te Mana O Te Moana,” or “The Spirit of the Sea,” expedition.
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Posted on 12:24 am, Sunday, January 9, 2011.
Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware […]
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Posted on 9:19 pm, Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.
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Posted on 8:58 am, Saturday, December 25, 2010.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a non-expanding regional tsunami warning for a part of the pacific near the earthquake. Based on all available data there is no destructive tsunami threat to hawaii. However… some coastal areas in Hawaii could experience small non-destructive sea level changes and strong or unusual currents lasting up to […]
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Posted on 4:02 am, Friday, August 20, 2010.
(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Anyone looking at a map of the Pacific cannot help but be astounded by the feat of the first Polynesian navigators to these isolated islands of Hawaii. In contrast, their homelands in the south Pacific are dotted with […]
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Posted on 8:03 pm, Monday, August 9, 2010.
Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated. a recorded wave amplitude of 23 cm has been observed at Port Vila, Vanuatu. This is only an initial measurement of the first arriving tsunami wave. Higher wave amplitudes may yet to be observed along coasts near the earthquake epicenter.
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Posted on 8:30 pm, Thursday, July 1, 2010.
No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.
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Posted on 7:50 am, Thursday, May 27, 2010.
Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. Tsunami warning cancellation … The tsunami warning and/or watch issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is now cancelled for Vanuatu / Solomon Is. / New Caledonia
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Posted on 10:45 pm, Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists for Hawaii based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take […]
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Posted on 5:52 pm, Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
National Weather Service warns of possible sea level changes and strong currents along the coast starting at 7 p.m. in Hawaii (Oct 7).
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Posted on 12:34 pm, Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated. It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicenter and could also be a threat to more distant coasts. Authorities should take appropriate action in response to this possibility. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center will continue to monitor sea level data to determine the extent and […]
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