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Hawaii Key Events Timeline
Chile earthquake (2034HST)
Oahu Dept. of Emerg. Management quoted in newspaper:
“If you live in the evacuation zone, you are going to have to
evacuate...we're going to treat this as a destructive-type tsunami.” (0351HST)
February 27 (0000HST)
Tsunami amplitude data transmitted to
Hawaii Civil Defense (0624HST)
Tsunami arrives at
Hawaiian Islands
(1133HST)
Hawaii Civil Defense
notified (2049HST)
Tsunami warning
issued for Hawaii
(0046HST)
Tsunami warning
lifted (1338HST)
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8
9
10
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12
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#7
#8
#10
#16
#17
#3
#4
#5
#9
#11
#13
#14
#15
#19
#6
#2
#12
#18
#20
Time in hours from event. Tsunami Bulletin Numbers are listed below the timeline. Amplifying information is above the timeline. Note that
Tsunami Bulletin #1 pertained to a different earthquake; relevant bulletins begin at #2.
FIGURE J.2
Timeline for key events during the Chilean tsunami. SOURCE: Committee staff.
