tsunamis can take hours or even minutes to impact Hawaii. For example, it would only take a tsunami wave roughly two minutes to reach Kalapana if an earthquake occurred off the southeastern coast ...

In Hawaii, the price tag to stage an evacuation ... but as a benchmark, in the 2004 event tsunami waves pummeled the Sumatran coast for 12 hours following just five minutes of shaking.) ...

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.

A 2025 Tsunami Preparedness Video has been produced by the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and partners across the state ...

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Argentina prompted a tsunami warning along the coasts of Chile - thousands of people were told to evacuate after a 'red alert' was issued ...

Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities, particularly within narrow fjords where tall cliffs ...

Hawaii, gets our vote for the most dangerous surf wave. It tosses boarders directly into a shallow reef. At least ten people are believed to have died there. The Indian Ocean tsunami ten years ago ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, however emergency managers are reminding the public to be ready year-round. Let’s review what you need to know in case a ...

Alaska and Hawaii. Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor most often generates tsunamis. If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore, the first wave in a series could reach ...