EWA BEACH, Hawaii - Hawaii braced Saturday for a potentially damaging tsunami, after a massive earthquake off Chile sent waves across the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a ...

That same tsunami would take roughly 45 minutes to reach Honolulu. However, a tsunami that originated due to an earthquake in Chile would take 15 hours to reach Hawaii.

Tsunamis can generate quickly. In 1960, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake in Chile, the largest earthquake ever recorded, triggered 35-foot waves in Hilo. It took 15 to 16 hours to reach Hawaii's shores.

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A tsunami watch in Hawaii was canceled Thursday afternoon, hours after a 8.1. magnitude earthquake struck in the Southern Pacific Ocean, initially triggering the watch and warnings.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula on the afternoon of July 16, briefly triggering a tsunami warning for the state's southern coast as communities were ordered to move inland ...

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit about 100 ...

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit about 100 ...

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit about 100 ...

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit about 100 ...