HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – For hours after initial sirens sounded and alerts squealed on people’s phones for Tuesday’s tsunami warning, many in Waikiki remained unfazed and some even continued swimming. Others who evacuated immediately after they were notified about the warning were upset at those who ignored evacuation orders and essentially put themselves and others in…
After a massive 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Pacific coast, tsunami alerts have been issued in the US. The warning affects areas like Hawaii, California and Alaska. Several celebrity homes in high-risk coastal zones are now under threat. Oprah Winfrey’s 1,000-acre estate in Maui was mentioned in advisories. Leonardo DiCaprio’s Malibu house is also at risk….
Hawaii remains under a tsunami warning after one of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and also prompted warnings for North and Central America and Pacific islands south toward New Zealand. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTSC) said the estimated…
A tsunami triggered by a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula could reach Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon, although the impact will be small, the Observatory has said. The shallow earthquake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region and triggered four-metre-high (13-foot) tsunami waves, while many areas…
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – With Hawaii under a tsunami warning and evacuations underway, traffic is heavy across the islands. Freeways, major highways and roads all saw congestion as people moved to higher ground. Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after M8.8 earthquake off Russia On Oahu, traffic was slow-going all around the island. Video taken by Christopher…
A major earthquake off Alaska with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has prompted a tsunami advisory for the state’s southern peninsula. The tsunami advisory was downgraded from an initial tsunami warning Wednesday afternoon after the earthquake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, at around 12:38 p.m. local time, according to the National…
A major earthquake off Alaska with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has triggered a tsunami warning for the state’s southern peninsula. The tsunami warning was in effect Wednesday afternoon after the earthquake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, at around 12:38 p.m. local time, according to the National Weather Service. A tsunami…
A tsunami warning was briefly issued Thursday following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in California’s Humboldt County, 7 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin. Cellphones in the coast regions of Northern California and Southern Oregon rang out with an “Emergency Alert” at 10:51 a.m. PST. Just before noon…