Tsunami Bulletin
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000 WECA43 PHEB 161120 TIBCAX TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 1120 UTC MON AUG 16 2021 ...TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC TSUNAMI AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.1 * ORIGIN TIME 1111 UTC AUG 16 2021 * COORDINATES 58.5 SOUTH 23.2 WEST * DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES * LOCATION SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION AT 1111 UTC ON MONDAY AUGUST 16 2021. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO CARIBBEAN COASTS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS