A tsunami advisory in place since Wednesday afternoon for the state of Hawaii was lifted Thursday morning, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
A tsunami advisory in place since Wednesday afternoon for the state of Hawaii was lifted Thursday morning, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The advisory, which was in place to warn residents of possible sea level changes and strong or unusual currents due to Wednesday afternoon’s 8.3-magnitude earthquake on the central coast of Chile, was lifted at 7:33 a.m. Thursday morning.
“Tsunami wave heights across the state of Hawaii are now below Advisory levels and are continuing to diminish,” reads a bulletin from the tsunami center. “Based on all available data the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is now cancelling the tsunami advisory. Small sea level changes and strong or unusual currents may persist for several additional hours in some coastal areas and appropriate caution should be exercised by boaters and swimmers.”
Data released by the tsunami center showed that at 3:47 a.m. a buoy near Hilo measured a 2.3-foot tsunami wave, lasting 16 minutes. A second wave arrived at 4:06 a.m. measuring 3 feet and lasting 18 minutes.