####018001631#### WEZS42 PHEB 222303 TIBPPG ASZ001>004-230103- TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 1203 PM SST FRI DEC 22 2023 ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 5.4 OCCURRED ABOUT 97 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND AT 1157 AM SST ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 22 2023. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.4 * ORIGIN TIME 1157 AM SST DEC 22 2023 * COORDINATES 15.1 SOUTH 173.1 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES * LOCATION ABOUT 97 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * 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. $$