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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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