Tsunami watch ordered in Hawaii after 8.1 New Zealand quake; impact on California under review

Source: Los Angeles Times

A tsunami watch has been ordered for Hawaii after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand.

The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center is reviewing data to determine the threat of a tsunami in California and the rest of the West Coast.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-04/officials-monitoring-tsunami-threat-to-california-west-coast-after-magnitude-8-quake-in-new-zealand