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Public Tsunami Message Number 19
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
827 PM PST Sat Jan 15 2022

UPDATES
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 * A tsunami has been confirmed and some impacts are expected
 * Revised alert areas
 * A Volcanic Eruption has occured in the Tonga Islands
 * Please disregard earthquake parameters
 * Wave amplitudes continue to decrease along California coasts
 * Advisory level waves persist in California


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...



Tsunami Advisory in Effect for;

 * CALIFORNIA, The coast from Rincon Point, California (15
   miles SE of Santa Barbara) to Ragged Point, California (50
   miles NW of San Luis Obispo)

 * CALIFORNIA, The coast from Humboldt/Del Norte Line,
   California to The Oregon/Cal. Border


Alerts in the following areas have been canceled because
additional information and analysis have better defined the
threat.

 * The Tsunami Advisory is canceled for the coastal areas of
   California from Ragged Point, California (50 miles NW of
   San Luis Obispo) to Davenport, California (10 miles NW of
   Santa Cruz)


For other US and Canadian Pacific coasts in North America,
there is no tsunami threat.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
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 * No tsunami observations are available to report.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * Magnitude      1.0
 * Origin Time    1927 AKST Jan 14 2022
                  2027  PST Jan 14 2022
                  0427  UTC Jan 15 2022
 * Coordinates    20.5 South 175.4 West
 * Depth          1 miles
 * Location       near the Tonga Islands


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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 * See message number 4 for recommended actions.


IMPACTS
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 * See message number 4 for possible impacts.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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 * Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

 * Pacific coastal residents outside California, Oregon,
   Washington, British Columbia and Alaska should refer to the
   Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages at tsunami.gov.

 * This message will be updated within 60 minutes.

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