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Honolulu beside a calm sea in 2017. A JPL technology recently detected and confirmed a tsunami up to 45 minutes prior to detection by tide gauges in Hawaii, and it estimated the speed of the wave to be over 580 miles per hour (260 meters per second) near the coast. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection catches wave in real time

September 16, 2025