Posted on Oct-28-12 at 02:13 AM (Eastern) by 162.40.59.254
...issued as far as Hawaii. A 7.7 magnitude quake has struck off the coast of Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada. If you know you're in an evacuation zone in Hawaii, you need to pack up and move out.
In a little less than three hours, about 10:38 pm Hawaii time, the first waves will hit Hawaii. What areas of Hawaii? The towns of Kahului and Hilo are likely to see a succession of waves. The shorelines will be dangerous for a couple of hours. "Basically this tsunami is pointed right at us," said Gerard Fryer, senior geophysicist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Heads up for our Hawaiian friends!