An earthquake shook the slopes of Mauna Kea yesterday, as reports are coming in that a magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled the Mauna Kea slopes yesterday afternoon. There are no reports of damage or injuries, this according to Hawaii County Civil Defense officials. The quake occurred at approximately 2:10 pm and according to according to the […]
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No Tsunami Threat from Papua New Guinea Earthquake
A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.3 quake struck Tuesday about 100 miles east of the town of Kandrian on the […]
High-Surf Advisory for All East Shores Today
The National Weather Service released a high-surf advisory for all east shores today, as they expect waves with heights of 6 to 8 feet on east shores. The high surf advisory for east shores remains in effect until 6 p.m. tonight. The high surf advisory remains in affect for all east-facing shores on all islands […]
Huge South Shore Swell Expected Today
A huge south shore swell is expected today on Oahu, Hawaii. Surf is expected to rise to 8 – 12 feet on Oahu’s south shore, which will prompt a “high-surf advisory” from the National Weather Service that is expected to last until 6pm Wednesday. There was a big storm near New Zealand last week that […]
Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Alaska, No Tsunami Warning for Hawaii
A large earthquake struck off Alaska’s Aleutian islands but did not generate a Pacific-wide tsunami this morning, officials said. That means no tsunami warning for Hawaii, which is a good thing The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, struck 16 miles north-northwest of Attu, Alaska at 9:10 a.m. near the epicenter (8:10 a.m. Hawaii […]
High Surf Advisory for South Shore
A storm coming out of New Zealand last wee has caused the national Weather Service to issue a high-surf advisory for the South Shore of Oahu today and going into Saturday. The rest of the Oahu shoreline is expected to see increase heights in waves as well. Surfers should get their boards ready, as wave […]
Funnel Clouds Coming Down on Central Oahu
There were funnel clouds over central Oahu yesterday, as police reported several people pulling to the side of the road to take pictures of the phenomenon in the Wahiawa area on Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service has reported that weather conditions in the islands are exactly what is needed for funnel clouds to develop. […]
Tropical Storm Fernanda Likely to Become a Hurricane
Fernanda is only a tropical storm as of right now, but forecasters are predicting that it will reach hurricane status before it weakens and passes by Hawaii south of our island chain. Fernanda grew to tropical storm strength overnight about 1,500 miles east-southeast of Hawaii as the storm heads to the Central Pacific, National Hurricane […]