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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
130 PM SST TUE JUL 18 2023

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA 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 122 PM SAMOA STANDARD TIME ON TUESDAY JULY 18 2023.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    AMERICAN SAMOA 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    0122 PM  SST JUL 18 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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