WEPA40 PHEB 290648

TSUPAC



TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0645 UTC WED AUG 29 2018



...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...





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 THIS MESSAGE 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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THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.



NOTE ADDITIONAL SEA LEVEL MEASUREMENTS FOR FIJI AND VANUATU





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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  ? MAGNITUDE      7.1

  ? ORIGIN TIME    0352 UTC AUG 29 2018

  ? COORDINATES    22.1 SOUTH  169.9 EAST

  ? DEPTH          10 KM / 6 MILES

  ? LOCATION       SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS





EVALUATION

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  ? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED

    SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY

    AUGUST 29 2018.



  ? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS

    EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED.





TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED

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  ? THE TSUNAMI THREAT HAS NOW LARGELY PASSED.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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  ? GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPACTED COASTAL

    AREAS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AT THE COAST TO DETERMINE IF

    AND WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITIES.