KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Hawaii residents were urged to stay clear of beaches and avoid swimming in the ocean as a precaution on Wednesday, as a tsunami alert from an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Chile passed with little change in sea levels around the island chain.
A tsunami advisory issued for the state by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center was canceled at 7:45 a.m. local time (1:45 p.m. ET), though most beaches around the islands were closed until noon because of potentially dangerous currents.
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