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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
629 AM CHST FRI MAR 05 2021

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS 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 8.1 OCCURRED IN
    THE KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION AT 528 AM CHST ON FRIDAY MARCH 5
    2021.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE
    ALTHOUGH SOME MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR
    IN THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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  * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS
    BEGINNING AROUND 224 PM CHST ON FRIDAY MARCH 05 2021... AND
    CONTINUING FOR UP TO SEVERAL HOURS.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
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  * MAGNITUDE      8.1
  * ORIGIN TIME    528 AM CHST MAR 05 2021
  * COORDINATES    29.6 SOUTH  176.0 WEST
  * DEPTH          6 MILES
  * LOCATION       KERMADEC ISLANDS 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 WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

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