ZCZC WEZS42 PHEB 021201 TIBPPG TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 101 AM SST SAT JUN 02 2018 ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.2 OCCURRED ABOUT 89 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND AT 1253 AM SST ON SATURDAY JUNE 2 2018. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY STRONG SHAKING. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR IN THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.2 * ORIGIN TIME 1253 AM SST JUN 02 2018 * COORDINATES 14.9 SOUTH 173.2 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES * LOCATION ABOUT 89 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * 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-. $$ NNNN