Tsunami Rushes Ashore in Hawaii On Its Way to Asia
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A tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile has swept ashore in Hawaii, but there are no immediate reports of damage.On the island of Robinson Crusoe, a huge tsunami wave flooded the village of San Juan Batista.
There's a possibility the waves could reach Japan.
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A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake sent a surge of water ashore in Hawaii, California and islands in the South Pacific on Saturday as the waves continued onto Alaska and parts of Asia.
There were no immediate reports of widespread damage, injuries or deaths in the U.S. or in the Pacific islands, but a tsunami that swamped a village on an island off Chile killed at least five people and left 11 missing.
In Hawaii, water began pulling away from shore off Hilo Bay on the Big Island just before noon, exposing reefs and sending dark streaks of muddy, sandy water offshore. Waves later washed over Coconut Island, a small park off Hilo's coast.
The tsunami caused a series of surges that were about 20 minutes apart, and the waves arrived later and smaller than originally predicted. The highest wave at Hilo measured 5.5 feet high, while Maui saw some as high as 6.5 feet.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center canceled its tsunami warning for Hawaii.
"We dodged a bullet," said Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist for the warning center. He said there was the possibility that the tsunami would gain strength again as it heads to Japan.
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