Tsunami Bulletin Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam
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WEGM42 PHEB 161508
TIBGUM
GUZ001>004-161708-
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
108 AM CHST WED APR 17 2024
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...
AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 5.6 OCCURRED
ABOUT 69 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AT 1259 AM CHST ON
WEDNESDAY APRIL 17 2024.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 5.6
* ORIGIN TIME 1259 AM CHST APR 17 2024
* COORDINATES 12.7 NORTH 145.6 EAST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION ABOUT 69 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* 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 WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.
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