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• — Ptwc Tsunami Information Statement

     (Saturday, 24 September 2016 21:34)

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  WEPA42 PHEB 242134
  TIBPAC
  
  TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
  NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
  2134 UTC SAT SEP 24 2016
  
  ...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...
  
  
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   THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
   UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM 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
  ---------------------------------
  
    * MAGNITUDE      6.8
    * ORIGIN TIME    2129 UTC SEP 24 2016
    * COORDINATES    19.8 SOUTH  178.0 WEST
    * DEPTH          626 KM / 389 MILES
    * LOCATION       FIJI REGION
  
  
  EVALUATION
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    * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED IN
      THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 2129 UTC ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24
      2016.
  
    * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT
      FROM...