WESZ42 PHEB 030317
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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
417 PM SST WED APR 02 2014
 
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE - UPDATE...
 
IN THIS MESSAGE THERE ARE REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.
THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE IS INCREASED TO 7.8.
 
AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC
 
EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 OCCURRED
    OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE AT 343 PM SST ON WEDNESDAY
    APRIL 2 2014.
 
  * 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 - UPDATED
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  * MAGNITUDE      7.8
  * ORIGIN TIME    343 PM SST APR 02 2014
  * COORDINATES    20.4 SOUTH  70.1 WEST
  * DEPTH          12 MILES
  * LOCATION       OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
 
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.
 
  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.
 
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