Has Hawaii ever had a tsunami?

Over the last one hundred years there have been only six tsunamis generated near the Hawaiian chain and of those only three were extremely destructive to property and human life. Large, locally generated, destructive tsunamis occurred in 1868, 1872, and 1975.



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A change in the current effusive period at Kilauea will present significant hazards from future explosive eruptions, including fast-moving pyroclastic flows and surges across the volcano's summit area, as well as tephra falling over broad areas of the Island of Hawai'i.

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Although unrest in Kilauea summit region continues, there is currently no sign of an imminent eruption and increasing inflation and earthquake activity (heightened unrest) are expected to precede an eruption.

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