Tsunami Watch/Warning Issued by NWS
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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
553 PM HST TUE MAR 24 2020
TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH CANCELLATION
THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 0553 PM HST.
SEA LEVEL READINGS FROM THE NEAREST TWO DEEP-OCEAN DART GAUGES
NOW CONFIRM THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII ALTHOUGH
SOME SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES MAY OCCUR.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0449 PM HST 24 MAR 2020
COORDINATES - 49.0 NORTH 157.7 EAST
LOCATION - EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.5 MOMENT
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE
STATE OF HAWAII. THEREFORE... THE TSUNAMI WATCH FOR HAWAII IS NOW
CANCELLED.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.
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