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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1031 AM CHST WED JUL 19 2023

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM AND CNMI FROM AN EARTHQUAKE...


AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED
    OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
    AT 1022 AM CHAMORRO STANDARD TIME ON WEDNESDAY JULY 19 2023.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    GUAM AND CNMI FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID
   ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

 * MAGNITUDE      6.6
 * ORIGIN TIME    1022 AM CHST JUL 19 2023
 * COORDINATES    12.7 NORTH 88.2 WEST
 * DEPTH          43 MILES
 * LOCATION       OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA


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 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.

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