Tsunami Bulletin Issued by NWS
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WECA43 PHEB 121846
TIBCAX
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1844 UTC THU AUG 12 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 7.6
* ORIGIN TIME 1833 UTC AUG 12 2021
* COORDINATES 57.4 SOUTH 24.8 WEST
* DEPTH 78 KM / 48 MILES
* LOCATION SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED IN
THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION AT 1833 UTC ON THURSDAY
AUGUST 12 2021.
* THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE CARIBBEAN REGION FROM THIS
EARTHQUAKE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THE THREAT WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* CONSIDER AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A TSUNAMI THREAT
TO THE CARIBBEAN REGION FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE CARIBBEAN
REGION FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE OR IN NO MORE THAN ONE HOUR.
* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* COASTAL REGIONS OF THE US GULF COAST... US EAST COAST... AND
THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF CANADA SHOULD REFER TO U.S.
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
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