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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1058 AM HST WED OCT 10 2018

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT
THIS TIME.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 1048 AM HST 10 OCT 2018
   COORDINATES -  5.9 SOUTH  151.4 EAST
   LOCATION    - NEW BRITAIN REGION  PAPUA NEW GUINEA
   MAGNITUDE   - 7.3  MOMENT

EVALUATION

 A TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC LOCATED CLOSER
 TO THE EARTHQUAKE. BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER
 THERE IS A POSSIBLE TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

 IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII... THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED
 TIME THE HAZARD MIGHT BEGIN IS

                     0716 PM HST WED 10 OCT 2018

FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS THE
SITUATION DEVELOPS.

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