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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
327 PM CHST FRI SEP 08 2017

...POSSIBLE TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMIFROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE - UPDATE...

THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.


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


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.2 OCCURRED
    OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO AT 249 PM CHST ON FRIDAY
    SEPTEMBER 8 2017.

  * THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN AND SAIPAN 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 GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN AND SAIPAN.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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  * POTENTIAL TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE STILL BEING EVALUATED.

  * IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN AND
    SAIPAN... THE EARLIEST IMPACTS WOULD BE AROUND 658 AM CHST
    ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 09 2017.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
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  * MAGNITUDE      8.2
  * ORIGIN TIME    249 PM CHST SEP 08 2017
  * COORDINATES    14.9 NORTH  94.0 WEST
  * DEPTH          20 MILES
  * LOCATION       OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS  MEXICO


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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