Tsunami Bulletin Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam
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WEGM42 PHEB 200013
TIBGUM
GUZ001>004-200213-
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1013 AM CHST FRI OCT 20 2023
...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 5.9 OCCURRED
ABOUT 114 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM AT 1004 AM CHST ON FRIDAY
OCTOBER 20 2023.
* 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 5.9
* ORIGIN TIME 1004 AM CHST OCT 20 2023
* COORDINATES 12.2 NORTH 143.4 EAST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION ABOUT 114 MILES SOUTHWEST 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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