Allerdings war das Epizentrum des Erdbebens so nahe an den Inseln, dass eine Warnung jedenfalls zu spät war, da der Tsunami nur fünf bis zehn Minuten brauchte, um die Inseln zu erreichen. ###>However, the epicentre of the earthquake was so close to the islands that a warning would probably have been too late in any case, as the tsunami only took about five to ten minutes to reach Pagai.