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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

747 AM HST THU MAR 08 2018



TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



   ORIGIN TIME - 0740 AM HST 08 MAR 2018

   COORDINATES -  4.3 SOUTH  153.4 EAST

   LOCATION    - NEW IRELAND REGION  PAPUA NEW GUINEA

   MAGNITUDE   - 7.0  MOMENT



EVALUATION



 BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS

 NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A

 DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO

 TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.



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