We are monitoring the Hawaii Tsunami Watch. There was an earthquake off northern Chile, 8.3 magnitude at 12:54pm HST. In the event that a tsunami is generated, the estimated wave arrival time in Hawaii is 3:06am HST on 17 September.
Advisory: HAWAII TSUNAMI WATCH; QUAKE OFF NORTHERN CHILE, 8.3 MAG. EST WAVE ARRIVAL IN HI 3:06AM 17SEP
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
124 PM HST WED SEP 16 2015
TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 1254 PM HST 16 SEP 2015
COORDINATES - 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.3 MOMENT
NOTE CORRECTED LOCATION AND UPGRADED MAGNITUDE BASED ON ADDITIONAL DATA.
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0306 AM HST THU 17 SEP 2015
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
