Yesterday, a magnitude of 8.3 earthquake struck the coast of Chile, and scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami warning for the state of Hawaii.
http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/index.php?region=0
Even though the earthquake happened over 6000 miles away, the force of the Earthquake caused the displaced water to travel at over 600mph (900kmph), which is faster than a jet plane.
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