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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
704 AM SST FRI OCT 09 2026

...POSSIBLE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...


AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED IN
    PANAMA AT 656 AM SST ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 2026.

  * THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE IS
    STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
    THAT A TSUNAMI WATCH... ADVISORY... OR WARNING COULD BE
    ISSUED LATER FOR AMERICAN SAMOA.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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  * POTENTIAL TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE STILL BEING EVALUATED.

  * IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA... THE
    EARLIEST IMPACTS WOULD BE AROUND 906 PM SST ON FRIDAY
    OCTOBER 09 2026.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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  * MAGNITUDE      8.0
  * ORIGIN TIME    656 AM SST OCT 09 2026
  * COORDINATES    7.5 NORTH  80.8 WEST
  * DEPTH          20 MILES
  * LOCATION       PANAMA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... 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.

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