Tsunami Watch/Warning
Issued by NWS Pago Pago
Issued by NWS Pago Pago
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TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1200 AM SST FRI NOV 11 2022
...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA...
AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.5 OCCURRED IN
THE TONGA ISLANDS REGION AT 1149 PM SST ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER
10 2022.
* A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS NEARBY
EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD SOON IMPACT NEARBY COASTS.
* MONITORING IS UNDERWAY TO EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI THREAT.
* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING.
* A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL
AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA OF SEA
LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A
HAZARD ALONG BEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS.
* THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN AMERICAN
SAMOA IS
1230 AM SST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11 2022
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN ALONG THE COASTS OF ALL OF
AMERICAN SAMOA SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY OUT OF THE WATER AND
AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS.
* DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN
BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
* PERSONS IN THE OCEAN SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER. PERSONS
NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS.
* FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
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* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES
OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO
ONE HOUR.
LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(SST)
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TAFUNA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1230 AM 11/11
LEONE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1231 AM 11/11
FAGAMALO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1231 AM 11/11
AMANAVE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1231 AM 11/11
FAGASA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1233 AM 11/11
VATIA TUTUILA 14.2S 170.7W 1234 AM 11/11
PAGO PAGO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1234 AM 11/11
AUMI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1234 AM 11/11
AUNUU ISLAND AUNUU 14.3S 170.6W 1235 AM 11/11
OFU ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.7W 1237 AM 11/11
TAU ISLAND MANUA 14.3S 169.5W 1237 AM 11/11
TULA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1237 AM 11/11
OLESEGA ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.6W 1237 AM 11/11
MASEFAU TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1238 AM 11/11
PAGAI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1238 AM 11/11
SWAINS ISLAND SWAINS 11.1S 171.1W 1258 AM 11/11
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY NO MORE THAN 3 FEET
ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL.
* MINOR FLOODING OF BEACH AND HARBOR AREAS.
* STRONG AND UNUSUAL OCEAN CURRENTS IN HARBORS... BAYS... AND
OTHER NEAR SHORE WATERS.
* THE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 1230 AM SST ON FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 11 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 7.5
* ORIGIN TIME 1149 PM SST NOV 10 2022
* COORDINATES 19.3 SOUTH 172.0 WEST
* DEPTH 20 MILES
* LOCATION TONGA REGION
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIRTY MINUTES... OR
SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
* 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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