Hawaiians Advised To Get to Buildings ‘At Least 10 Stories’ High Amid Tsunami Threat

Hawaiians were advised to seek shelter in buildings “at least 10 stories” high on Tuesday evening as a destructive tsunami warning was issued in Hawaii following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake near Russia.

“Take Action! Destructive tsunami waves expected,” warned the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management. “Evacuate RED areas of evacuation map or go to 4th floor or above in a building at least 10 stories.”

The first tsunami wave is estimated to hit the coast of Hawaii at 7:17 pm local time, or 1:17 am Eastern.

Tsunami advisories were also issued along the West Coast, from Port Angeles in Washington state to Malibu and San Diego, along with the U.S. Pacific territories of Guam and American Samoa.

“The U.S. embassy in Tokyo has already been told evacuate and get to higher ground,” reported Fox Weather meteorologist Steve Bender. “We’ve already seen on social media the waves that are pushing in towards Russia. For Japan, they’re expecting 9 foot waves to impact the islands.”

He continued, “We get down into Hawaii, they are also at a tsunami warning. This has been a confirmed wave that is moving in, likely to make impact just after 7:15 local time… Oahu Emergency Management said, ‘This is what you gotta do, you’ve got to get to at least a ten-story building and get to four floors or above that,’ so people are seeking higher ground right now.”

The magnitude 8.7 earthquake near Russia was followed by magnitude 6.3 and 6.9 aftershocks.

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