22315000 WEZS40 PHEB 111100 TSUPPG 1 TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 2022-11-11T11:00:12Z 1200 AM SST FRI NOV 11 2022 Advisory ASZ001>003-111300- /O.NEW.PHEB.TS.Y.0003.221111T1100Z-000000T0000Z/ American Samoa American Samoa 7.5 2022-11-11T10:48:46Z HST 33 -19.322 -172.016 TONGA REGION N/A 120 003-111300- /O.NEW.PHEB.TS.Y.0003.221111T1100Z-000000T0000Z/ BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 1200 AM SST FRI NOV 11 2022 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.5 OCCURRED IN THE TONGA ISLANDS REGION AT 1149 PM SST ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10 2022. * A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS NEARBY EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD SOON IMPACT NEARBY COASTS. * MONITORING IS UNDERWAY TO EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI THREAT. * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING. * A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD ALONG BEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS. * THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN AMERICAN SAMOA IS 1230 AM SST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11 2022 RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN ALONG THE COASTS OF ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY OUT OF THE WATER AND AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS. * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. * PERSONS IN THE OCEAN SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER. PERSONS NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS. * FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(SST) ---------------------------------------------------------- TAFUNA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1230 AM 11/11 LEONE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1231 AM 11/11 FAGAMALO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1231 AM 11/11 AMANAVE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 1231 AM 11/11 FAGASA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1233 AM 11/11 VATIA TUTUILA 14.2S 170.7W 1234 AM 11/11 PAGO PAGO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1234 AM 11/11 AUMI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 1234 AM 11/11 AUNUU ISLAND AUNUU 14.3S 170.6W 1235 AM 11/11 OFU ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.7W 1237 AM 11/11 TAU ISLAND MANUA 14.3S 169.5W 1237 AM 11/11 TULA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1237 AM 11/11 OLESEGA ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.6W 1237 AM 11/11 MASEFAU TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1238 AM 11/11 PAGAI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 1238 AM 11/11 SWAINS ISLAND SWAINS 11.1S 171.1W 1258 AM 11/11 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY NO MORE THAN 3 FEET ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL. * MINOR FLOODING OF BEACH AND HARBOR AREAS. * STRONG AND UNUSUAL OCEAN CURRENTS IN HARBORS... BAYS... AND OTHER NEAR SHORE WATERS. * THE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 1230 AM SST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.5 * ORIGIN TIME 1149 PM SST NOV 10 2022 * COORDINATES 19.3 SOUTH 172.0 WEST * DEPTH 20 MILES * LOCATION TONGA REGION NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIRTY MINUTES... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * 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. $$ NNNN ]]> false false