Great
Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Strong earthquake strikes the North Pacific Ocean, northeast
of Hawaii
22 December 2010
HONOLULU (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the North
Pacific Ocean on late Wednesday morning, hundreds of miles off
Hawaii, seismologists said.
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck about 873 miles (1404
kilometers) northeast off Hilo, Hawaii.
It struck about 8.1 miles (13 kilometers) deep, making it a
shallow earthquake, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
Warning Center.
The tsunami warning center said no tsunami was expected.