HONOLULU (Island News) — There is no tsunami threat for Hawaii after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on Friday.
The earthquake took place at 4:38 p.m. HST off Russia’s Kamchatka region on Friday, Sept. 12. The tsunami hazard was being evaluated with initial reports saying a tsunami hazard could appear in Hawaii is at 10:36 p.m. tonight.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) confirmed there is no tsunami threat about half an hour after the first evaluation…