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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FORD ISLAND HI 
406 AM SST WED MAR 25 2015 

...POSSIBLE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE... 

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

EVALUATION 
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.1 OCCURRED OFF 
THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA AT 400 AM SST ON WEDNESDAY 
MARCH 25 2015. 
* THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE IS 
STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. 

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 
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* STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY 
THAT A TSUNAMI WATCH... ADVISORY... OR WARNING COULD BE ISSUED 
LATER FOR AMERICAN SAMOA. 

POTENTIAL IMPACTS 
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* POTENTIAL TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE STILL BEING EVALUATED. 
* IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA... THE EARLIEST 
IMPACTS WOULD BE AROUND 119 PM SST ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 2015. 

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS 
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* MAGNITUDE 8.1 
* ORIGIN TIME 400 AM SST MAR 25 2015 
* COORDINATES 53.5 NORTH 162.0 EAST 
* DEPTH 19 MILES 
* LOCATION OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA 

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
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* THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF 
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. 
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-. 

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