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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: June 15, 2018
MEDIA UPDATE Time: 12:05 PM
Update: #1
Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption – No Tsunami Threat, Fri, June 15, 12:05PM
This is a Civil Defense message for Friday, June 15 at 12:05 p.m.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately 12:05 p.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 5.3 was centered in the
summit region of Kilauea.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that the ash eruption at the Kilauea Summit resulted in a small
ash plume reaching 9,000 to 10,000 feet high and may affect the surrounding areas.
Again, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately
12:05 p.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.