[DManA]

It was a false alarm since the consequences they were warning about did not occur.

How do they know the wave was from the tsunami and not a big wave part of a train? It didn’t act like a tsunami wave.

[NELSON111]

How do they know? Is this a serious question or are you trolling? The DART buoys showed it very clearly. It was a tsunami...and acted like one. I think geologists know a tsunami when they see it. I'm a meteorologist...and I am wise enough in these areas (due to who I work for) to know the data. What's your expertise?

And no...it wasn't a false alarm. What consequences were you "warned" about from official sources that did not occur?

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

Don't see anything in there that speaks about certainty of consequences.

[MayflowerMadam]

“It was a false alarm since the consequences they were warning about did not occur. How do they know the wave was from the tsunami and not a big wave part of a train? It didn’t act like a tsunami wave.”

Back in around ‘94 when I was working at the Four Seasons Maui down in Wailea, the island was in a tizzy about a big tsunami warning from (IIRC) a quake in water off Japan. Everyone was trying to get upcountry, and calling family and friends on the mainland to say their goodbyes — just in case. Well, the tsunami wave came (so they say), but the wave they tagged as the tsunami was actually smaller than other waves before and after. All the waves were miniscule. A lot of drama and, basically, a false alarm.