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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 16, 2018
MEDIA UPDATE Time: 08:45 AM
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Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption – No Tsunami Threat, Wed, May 16, 8:45am
This is a Civil Defense message for Wednesday, May 16 at 8:45 a.m.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately 8:36 a.m.
was NOT large enough to cause a tsunami for the Island of Hawaii. There is NO tsunami threat for the
island of Hawaii.
Preliminary data indicates that the earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.2 was centered in the
summit region of Kilauea.
As in all earthquakes, be aware of the possibility of after shocks. If the earthquake was strongly felt in
your area, precautionary checks should be made for any damages; especially to utility connections of
gas, water and electricity.
Again, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately 8:36
a.m. was NOT large enough to cause a tsunami for the island of Hawaii. NO tsunami threat.
If any additional information becomes available, this station will be notified. Thank you for
listening. This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.