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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1123 PM SST MON JAN 22 2018

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

IN THIS MESSAGE ARE 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 IN
    THE GULF OF ALASKA AT 1032 PM SST ON MONDAY JANUARY 22 2018.

  * 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
-----------------

  * POTENTIAL TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE STILL BEING EVALUATED.

  * IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA... THE
    EARLIEST IMPACTS WOULD BE AROUND 806 AM SST ON TUESDAY
    JANUARY 23 2018.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
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  * MAGNITUDE      8.2
  * ORIGIN TIME    1032 PM SST JAN 22 2018
  * COORDINATES    56.0 NORTH  149.2 WEST
  * DEPTH          12 MILES
  * LOCATION       GULF OF ALASKA


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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