UPDATE: 2:34 p.m.
There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a large earthquake that shook Mindanao in the Philippines, according to the National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu.
The earthquake has been downgraded from a magnitude of 8.2 to 7.8.
PTWC reported that a tsunami threat exists for portions of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake, but there is no longer a threat to the Hawaiian Islands.
“There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. Repeat. Based on all available data… There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,“ according to the alert.
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A tsunami threat to Hawaii is being evaluated this afternoon after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao in the Philippines, according to the Oahu Department of Emergency Management.
The earthquake that shook Mindanao happened at about 1:38 p.m. today.
“A tsunami threat exists for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake, but it is still early to determine whether there is a possible tsunami threat to Hawaii,” according to a message from the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
The earliest estimated time the hazard might begin would be 11:57 p.m. today if a tsunami does occur, according to the alert.
An update will be issued as the situation develops.
