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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
908 AM CHST SUN SEP 03 2017

...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 5.8 OCCURRED
    ABOUT 107 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AT 900 AM CHST ON SUNDAY
    SEPTEMBER 3 2017.

  * 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      5.8
  * ORIGIN TIME    900 AM CHST SEP 03 2017
  * COORDINATES    14.0 NORTH  146.9 EAST
  * DEPTH          22 MILES
  * LOCATION       ABOUT 107 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN


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 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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