Reuters: U.S.: Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after British Columbia quake

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Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after British Columbia quake Oct 28th 2012, 07:22 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Iceland warns of threat of big earthquake Fri, Oct 26 2012 Hurricane Sandy is pictured off the east coast of Florida in this October 26, 2012 NASA handout satellite photo. Credit: Reuters/NASA/Handout HONOLULU | Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:22am EDT HONOLULU (Reuters) - A tsunami warning has been issued for the U.S. state of Hawaii after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Canada's British Columbia province late on Saturday. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the alert, saying that the first tsunami wave could strike the islands at 10:28 pm Hawaii Standard Time. People living in coastal zones were told to move to higher ground until after 10:30 p.m. (Reporting By Suzanne Roig; Writing by Peter Henderson; Editing by Andrew Osborn) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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