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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1238 UTC SAT AUG 14 2021

...TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...


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 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.

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PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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  * MAGNITUDE      7.0
  * ORIGIN TIME    1229 UTC AUG 14 2021
  * COORDINATES    18.6 NORTH  73.5 WEST
  * DEPTH          10 KM / 6 MILES
  * LOCATION       HAITI REGION


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED IN
    THE HAITI REGION AT 1229 UTC ON SATURDAY AUGUST 14 2021.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT
    TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. HOWEVER... THERE IS A
    VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF TSUNAMI WAVES ALONG COASTS LOCATED
    NEAREST THE EPICENTER.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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