ZCZC WEZS40 PHEB 040941 TSUPPG ASZ001>003-041141- /O.CON.PHEB.TS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 1041 PM SST FRI NOV 03 2017 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA... IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS. AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * REVISED MAGNITUDE - 6.8 * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED ABOUT 88 MILES SOUTH OF SAVAII ISLAND AT 1000 PM SST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3 2017. * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY STRONG SHAKING. * A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. * MONITORING CONTINUES TO EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI THREAT. * A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD ALONG BEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS. * THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN AMERICAN SAMOA IS 1018 PM SST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 03 2017 RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN ALONG THE COASTS OF ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY OUT OF THE WATER AND AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS. * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. * PERSONS IN THE OCEAN SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER. PERSONS NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS. * FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(SST) ---------------------------------------------------------- AMANAVE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1018 PM 11/03 LEONE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1018 PM 11/03 FAGAMALO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1018 PM 11/03 TAFUNA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1018 PM 11/03 FAGASA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1020 PM 11/03 VATIA TUTUILA 14.2S 170.7W 1021 PM 11/03 PAGO PAGO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1021 PM 11/03 AUMI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1021 PM 11/03 AUNUU ISLAND AUNUU 14.3S 170.6W 1024 PM 11/03 TULA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1025 PM 11/03 MASEFAU TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1026 PM 11/03 PAGAI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1026 PM 11/03 OFU ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.7W 1030 PM 11/03 OLESEGA ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.6W 1030 PM 11/03 TAU ISLAND MANUA 14.3S 169.5W 1031 PM 11/03 SWAINS ISLAND SWAINS 11.1S 171.1W 1040 PM 11/03 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY NO MORE THAN 3 FEET ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL. * MINOR FLOODING OF BEACH AND HARBOR AREAS. * STRONG AND UNUSUAL OCEAN CURRENTS IN HARBORS... BAYS... AND OTHER NEAR SHORE WATERS. * THE HAZARD BEGAN AROUND 1018 PM SST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 03 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED ------------------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.8 * ORIGIN TIME 1000 PM SST NOV 03 2017 * COORDINATES 15.1 SOUTH 172.8 WEST * DEPTH 49 MILES * LOCATION ABOUT 88 MILES SOUTH OF SAVAII ISLAND NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIRTY MINUTES... 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-. $$ NNNN