Tsunami center widens warning to include Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has widened its tsunami warning to include Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Ocean.

The warning issued Thursday at 9:31 p.m. HST follows a massive earthquake that has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. It says the estimated earliest arrive of the first tsunami wave is 2:59 a.m. HST Friday.

Tsunami warnings are issued due to the imminent threat of a tsunami.