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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI

625 AM SST SAT DEC 30 2023

 

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

 



AUDIENCE

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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC

 



EVALUATION

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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.5 OCCURRED IN

    PAPUA, INDONESIA AT 616 AM SST ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 30 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.

 



POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

 



PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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  * MAGNITUDE      6.5

  * ORIGIN TIME    616 AM SST DEC 30 2023

  * COORDINATES    3.2 SOUTH  139.3 EAST

  * DEPTH          6 MILES

  * LOCATION       PAPUA  INDONESIA

 



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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