Tsunami In Hawaii

[willib]

they were a few feet in height difference from peak to trough.

But when you think about the depth of the water around Hawaii, it could still hit shallower water more much more severely.

[taylorp035]

True.  But the water should go around the islands, unlike a coastline.  Maybe the big island would be affected.  But, Hawaii gets big waves all the time.  

On the other hand, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake is just massive.  That is really close to the all time record I think.

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Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900 from the USGS.

[fabricator]

Wow! That is amazing, every one of the 14 most powerful quakes have been around the Pacific ring of fire.