Maui County Alerts
Tsunami Watch issued July 19 at 9:03PM HST by NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Headline
Tsunami Watch issued July 19 at 9:03PM HST by NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Description
TSUHWX
TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT
0903 PM HST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0849 PM HST 19 JUL 2025
COORDINATES - 52.5 NORTH 160.7 EAST
LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA
MAGNITUDE - 7.5 MOMENT
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY
THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN
FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE
IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF
THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0243 AM HST SUN 20 JUL 2025
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
Instructions
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Tsunami |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | TSA |
| Area | Niihau; Kauai Southwest; Waianae Coast; Oahu North Shore; Olomana; Kahoolawe; Maui Windward West; Maui Leeward West; Kona; Kohala; Kauai North; Kauai East; Kauai South; East Honolulu; Honolulu Metro; Ewa Plain; Koolau Windward; Molokai Windward; Molokai Southeast; Molokai North; Molokai West; Molokai Leeward South; Lanai Windward; Lanai Leeward; Lanai South; Maui Central Valley North; Maui Central Valley South; Windward Haleakala; Kipahulu; South Maui/Upcountry; South Haleakala; Big Island South; Big Island Southeast; Big Island East; Big Island North |
| Sent | Saturday, July 19, 2025 9:03 PM HST |
| Expires | Saturday, July 19, 2025 11:03 PM HST |
| Sender | NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c9ad5cea769c9b4ebba3b395222d91bd416f1cae.001.1 |