Relief in Hawaii after tsunami alert

28 October 2012 Last updated at 11:54 ET Help

A tsunami triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake thousands of miles away in Canada has hit the island chain of Hawaii, but without causing major damage.

Emergency sirens sounded to alert residents late on Saturday, and people were ordered out of of low-lying areas.

Jonathan Josephs reports.

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