Tsunami warning in effect for all Hawaiian Islands

A tsunami warning is in effect for all Hawaiian islands after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck an island off the west coast of Canada Saturday.

According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the first wave is expected to arrive at 10:28 p.m. (HST).

Refer to the Tsunami Evacuation Maps in your phone book. If you are in a tsunami evacuation zone YOU MUST EVACUATE. If you are not in a zone stay off of the road an away form the shoreline until the all clear is sounded.

Residents in the evacuation zone living in concrete and steel reinforced buildings of six or more stories evacuate vertically to the third floor or higher.

Do NOT use the phone or cell phone unless you have an emergency. You can also access tsunami evacuation maps online at http://tsunami.csc.noaa.gov/map.html.

For a list of the NOAA Tsunami Evacuation Maps, click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page.

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