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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
148 PM SST SAT AUG 18 2018

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE - UPDATE...

IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.


NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.

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 FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 120 PM SST ON SATURDAY AUGUST 18
    2018.

  * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY STRONG SHAKING.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
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  * MAGNITUDE      8.2
  * ORIGIN TIME    120 PM SST AUG 18 2018
  * COORDINATES    18.1 SOUTH  178.0 WEST
  * DEPTH          354 MILES
  * LOCATION       FIJI REGION


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS 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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