Overall Green Earthquake alert in Northern Mariana Is. on 02 Apr 2024 22:16 UTC

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M 5.2 in Northern Mariana Is. on 02 Apr 2024 22:16 UTC

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

02/04 22:29 WEGM42PHEB022226

2024-04-02 22:29 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 occurred about 78 miles east of medinilla at 817 am chst on wednesday APRIL 3 2024
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to guam rota tinian or saipan from this earthquake
Some areas MAY have experienced shaking

Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 022226
TIBGUM

GUZ001>004-030026-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
826 AM CHST WED APR 03 2024

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...

AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC

EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 5.4 OCCURRED
ABOUT 78 MILES EAST OF MEDINILLA AT 817 AM CHST ON WEDNESDAY
APRIL 3 2024.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 5.4
* ORIGIN TIME 817 AM CHST APR 03 2024
* COORDINATES 15.7 NORTH 147.2 EAST
* DEPTH 8 MILES
* LOCATION ABOUT 78 MILES EAST OF MEDINILLA

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.

* 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.

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