Tsunami Bulletin
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000 WEPA42 PHEB 190029 TIBPAC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 0029 UTC WED JUL 19 2023 ...TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPRPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 6.6 * ORIGIN TIME 0022 UTC JUL 19 2023 * COORDINATES 12.7 NORTH 88.2 WEST * DEPTH 69 KM / 43 MILES * LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA AT 1222 AM UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED ON WEDNESDAY JULY 19 2023. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ALTHOUGH SOME MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED ------------------------------------------ * NO TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPORT. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT TSUNAMI.GOV. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKE - ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS. * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM AND CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER DOMESTIC MESSAGES FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT TSUNAMI.GOV. * COASTAL RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT TSUNAMI.GOV. $$