8.0 Earthquake Generates HAWAII TSUNAMI Watch

A magnitude 8.0 earthquake has struck 63km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.

The PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER has issued a tsunami watch for coastal areas of Hawaii.

2016-12-08 17:38:48 UTC 10.700°S 161.400°E 40.0 km depth
Nearby Places
Direction data indicate the position of the event relative to the place.
Kirakira, Solomon Islands
63.1 km (39.2 mi) WSWPopulation: 1,122
Honiara, Solomon Islands
211.9 km (131.7 mi) SEPopulation: 56,298
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
810.5 km (503.6 mi) SEPopulation: 40,266
Luganville, Vanuatu
821.3 km (510.3 mi) NWPopulation: 13,397
Port-Vila, Vanuatu
1078.4 km (670.1 mi) NWPopulation: 35,901

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER   1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
748 AM HST THU DEC 08 2016

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT
0748 AM HST.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0739 AM HST 08 DEC 2016
   COORDINATES - 10.7 SOUTH  161.4 EAST
   LOCATION    - SOLOMON ISLANDS
   MAGNITUDE   - 8.0  MOMENT

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

                     0256 PM HST THU 08 DEC 2016

FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.