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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0357 UTC WED AUG 29 2018



...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

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  ? MAGNITUDE      7.0

  ? ORIGIN TIME    0352 UTC AUG 29 2018

  ? COORDINATES    22.2 SOUTH  170.0 EAST

  ? DEPTH          10 KM / 6 MILES

  ? LOCATION       SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS





EVALUATION

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  ? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED

    SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY

    AUGUST 29 2018.



  ? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT

    FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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  ? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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  ? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.



  ? AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.