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The magnitude 9.0 earthquake was recorded at 2:46:23 PM local time (05:46 GMT). The tsunami, traveling at about 500 miles per hour, traveled about 80 miles in less than seven minutes.

The first waves hit Hawaii about 9 a.m. EST (14:00 GMT) Friday and traveled across the Pacific from Alaska to Chile.

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