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WEGM42 PHEB 180044
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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1044 AM CHST TUE JUL 18 2017

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE - UPDATE...

THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.

NOTE REVISED MAGNITUDE IS 7.8.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM... ROTA...
TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE

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


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 OCCURRED IN
    THE KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION AT 934 AM CHST ON
    TUESDAY JULY 18 2017.

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


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
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  * MAGNITUDE      7.8
  * ORIGIN TIME    934 AM CHST JUL 18 2017
  * COORDINATES    54.5 NORTH  168.9 EAST
  * DEPTH          6 MILES
  * LOCATION       KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA  RUSSIA REGION


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * 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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