A series of major earthquakes shook the Pacific Ocean in the last 8 hours.
The latest earthquake in the Kermadec Islands Region triggered a tsunami watch for the US State of Hawaii as of 9:38 am Hawaii Time. This watch was canceled at 12.20 pm Hawaii time
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.0.
There is also no more tsunami threat for the US West Coast, the Canadian West Coast, American Samoa or Guam.
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