Scientists acknowledge they overstated the tsunami threat across the Pacific after Chile’s quake, but defended their actions, saying they learned lessons from the 2004 South Asia tsunami.
The tsunami from Chile’s quake hits Japan and Russia, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompt the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other islands are also spared.
Hawaii tourism officials hope the publicity churned up by the tsunami that struck the Aloha State Saturday afternoon won’t keep visitors from coming to the island.
Officials lift the Pacific-wide tsunami warning issued after the quake in Chile.
A tsunami warning remained in effect in Japan after waves of up to 4 feet in height hit coastlines in the north of the country in the wake of the major earthquake in Chile.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns that a “major” tsunami of up to 9 feet could hit northern coastal areas after the massive earthquake in Chile.
Hawaii tourism officials hope the publicity churned up by the tsunami that struck the Aloha State Saturday afternoon won’t keep visitors from coming to the island.
Part of Hawaii’s tourism infrastructure was shut down due to the tsunami that resulted from the powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rattled Chile early Saturday.
A tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile has swept ashore in Hawaii. There are no immediate reports of damage.
A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake races across the Pacific Ocean , threatening Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast as well as hundreds of islands across the planet.