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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Hawaii residents were urged on Wednesday to stay clear of beaches and avoid swimming in the ocean after a tsunami advisory was issued for the state following an 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile. The advisory from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cautioned that possible sea level changes and strong currents could pose a danger to swimmers and boaters, although experts said they did not expect evacuations to be ordered. "We're sure the waves are not going to be large enough to cause any flooding," Gerard Fryer, senior geophysicist for the center, told reporters. "However, we're worried there may be dangerous currents so we want people off the beach and out of the water." The advisory, issued late Tuesday after the quake struck off Chile's northern coast, is less significant than a tsunami warning, which would be prompted by expectations of widespread flooding.
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