ZCZC WEGM42 PHEB 230614 TIBGUM TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 414 PM CHST SUN SEP 23 2018 ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 5.8 OCCURRED ABOUT 122 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AT 352 PM CHST ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 2018. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.8 * ORIGIN TIME 352 PM CHST SEP 23 2018 * COORDINATES 12.2 NORTH 146.2 EAST * DEPTH 22 MILES * LOCATION ABOUT 122 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM 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