No tsunami threat to Hawaii after Drake Passage earthqake

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of Honolulu says there is no tsunami threat following an 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the Drake Passage.

The earthquake struck at about 4:35 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers in the Drake Passage — a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

The center said that a tsunami threat exists for parts of the Pacific closer to the earthquake.

Based on all available data, however, there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.