M 8.2 in Fiji on 19 Aug 2018 00:19 UTC

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2018-08-23 06:41 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? there is no TSUNAMI danger for the u.s. west coast BRITISH columbia or alaska.

  • ? based on the depth of the earthquake a TSUNAMI is not expected
  • ? an earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 190053
TIBAK1

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
553 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2018

UPDATES
-------
? REVISED MAGNITUDE


...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, OR ALASKA.

? BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE, A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED.

? AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------
? THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

? MAGNITUDE 8.2
? ORIGIN TIME 1620 AKDT AUG 18 2018
1720 PDT AUG 18 2018
0020 UTC AUG 19 2018
? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST
? DEPTH 354 MILES
? LOCATION IN THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
? REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE TSUNAMI.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

? PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON,
BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT TSUNAMI.GOV.

? THIS WILL BE THE FINAL U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

??

2018-08-23 06:41 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? there is no TSUNAMI danger for the u.s. west coast BRITISH columbia or alaska.

  • ? based on the depth of the earthquake a TSUNAMI is not expected
  • ? an earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 190028
TIBAK1

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
528 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2018

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, OR ALASKA.

? BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE, A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED.

? AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
? THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

? MAGNITUDE 7.9
? ORIGIN TIME 1620 AKDT AUG 18 2018
1720 PDT AUG 18 2018
0020 UTC AUG 19 2018
? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST
? DEPTH 354 MILES
? LOCATION IN THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
? REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE TSUNAMI.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

? PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON,
BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT TSUNAMI.GOV.

? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

??

2018-08-22 13:46 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 occurred in the FIJI ISLANDS region at 0020 UTC on sunday AUGUST 19.2018.

  • ? small TSUNAMI waves have been observed

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 190051
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0049 UTC SUN AUG 19 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI SUPPLEMENT STATEMENT...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.

???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.

NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 8.2
? ORIGIN TIME 0020 UTC AUG 19 2018
? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST
? DEPTH 570 KM / 354 MILES
? LOCATION FIJI REGION


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.2 OCCURRED IN
THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 0020 UTC ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19
2018.

? SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

? PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE
OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION. OTHERWISE... NO
ACTION IS REQUIRED.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

? THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

2018-08-22 13:46 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 occurred in the FIJI ISLANDS region at 0020 UTC on sunday AUGUST 19.2018.

  • ? based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat because the earthquake is located too deep inside the earth

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 190027
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0026 UTC SUN AUG 19 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.

???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.9
? ORIGIN TIME 0020 UTC AUG 19 2018
? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST
? DEPTH 570 KM / 354 MILES
? LOCATION FIJI REGION


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.9 OCCURRED IN
THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 0020 UTC ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19
2018.

? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT
BECAUSE THE EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED TOO DEEP INSIDE THE EARTH.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

? AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

2018-08-19 10:20 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 190027

TIBGUM



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

1027 AM CHST SUN AUG 19 2018



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





AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.9 OCCURRED IN

THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 1020 AM CHST ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19

2018.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

-----------------



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------



? MAGNITUDE 7.9

? ORIGIN TIME 1020 AM CHST AUG 19 2018

? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST

? DEPTH 354 MILES

? LOCATION FIJI REGION





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-.



??



2018-08-19 10:20 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 190053

TIBGUM



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

1053 AM CHST SUN AUG 19 2018



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

UPDATE...



THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.



NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.



AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.2 OCCURRED IN

THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 1020 AM CHST ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19

2018.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

-----------------



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED

-------------------------------------------



? MAGNITUDE 8.2

? ORIGIN TIME 1020 AM CHST AUG 19 2018

? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST

? DEPTH 354 MILES

? LOCATION FIJI REGION





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------



? 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 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-.



??



2018-08-19 02:31 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 190156
TSP-INATEWS-20180819-0155-002
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 2
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
ISSUED AT 0155 UTC, SUNDAY, 19 AUGUST 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWC)
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 2 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE : 8.2 MWP (REVISED)
DEPTH : 566KM
DATE : 19 AUG 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 00:19:38 UTC
LATITUDE : 18.03S
LONGITUDE : 178.28W
LOCATION : FIJI ISLANDS REGION

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT
FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)
THE AGENCY FOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (BMKG)
ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720
TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045
FAX: 62 (21) 6546316
P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA
WEBSITE: HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP
EMAIL : INARTSP?BMKG.GO.ID
MONITRTWP?BMKG.GO.ID

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------

2018-08-19 01:31 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 190052
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 2
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA ?JATWC?
ISSUED AT 0052 UTC SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ?NTWCS?
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 2
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 7.9 MWP
DEPTH: 568KM
DATE: 19 AUG 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 0019 UTC
LATITUDE: 18.12S
LONGITUDE: 178.06W
LOCATION: FIJI ISLANDS REGION

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://REG.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI/RTSP/INDEX.SHTML

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE ?JATWC?
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------------

2018-08-19 01:31 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 190035
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA ?JATWC?
ISSUED AT 0035 UTC SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ?NTWCS?
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 7.9 MWP
DEPTH: 568KM
DATE: 19 AUG 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 0019 UTC
LATITUDE: 18.12S
LONGITUDE: 178.06W
LOCATION: FIJI ISLANDS REGION

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://REG.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI/RTSP/INDEX.SHTML

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE ?JATWC?
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------------

2018-08-19 01:31 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 190029
TSP-INATEWS-20180819-0029-001
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
ISSUED AT 0029 UTC, SUNDAY, 19 AUGUST 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWC)
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE : 7.8 MWP
DEPTH : 618KM
DATE : 19 AUG 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 00:19:39 UTC
LATITUDE : 18.22S
LONGITUDE : 177.89W
LOCATION : FIJI ISLANDS REGION

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT
FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)
THE AGENCY FOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (BMKG)
ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720
TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045
FAX: 62 (21) 6546316
P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA
WEBSITE: HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP
EMAIL : INARTSP?BMKG.GO.ID
MONITRTWP?BMKG.GO.ID

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------

2018-08-19 01:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide TSUNAMI is not expected and there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
  • Repeat
  • A destructive pacific-wide TSUNAMI is not expected and there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
  • This will be the final statement issued for this event unless additional data are received

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 190053
TIBHWX
HIZ001?003-005?009-012?014-016?021-023?026-190253-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
253 PM HST SAT AUG 18 2018

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0220 PM HST 18 AUG 2018
COORDINATES - 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST
LOCATION - FIJI REGION
MAGNITUDE - 8.2 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

??

2018-08-19 01:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide TSUNAMI is not expected and there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
  • Repeat
  • A destructive pacific-wide TSUNAMI is not expected and there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
  • This will be the only statement issued for this event unless additional data are received

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 190027
TIBHWX
HIZ001?003-005?009-012?014-016?021-023?026-190227-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
227 PM HST SAT AUG 18 2018

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0220 PM HST 18 AUG 2018
COORDINATES - 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST
LOCATION - FIJI REGION
MAGNITUDE - 7.9 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

??

2018-08-18 13:20 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 190025

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

125 PM SST SAT AUG 18 2018



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...





AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.9 OCCURRED IN

THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 120 PM SST ON SATURDAY AUGUST 18

2018.



? SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

-----------------



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------



? MAGNITUDE 7.9

? ORIGIN TIME 120 PM SST AUG 18 2018

? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST

? DEPTH 354 MILES

? LOCATION FIJI REGION





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-.



??



2018-08-18 13:20 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 190048

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

148 PM SST SAT AUG 18 2018



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE - UPDATE...



IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.





NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.



AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.2 OCCURRED IN

THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 120 PM SST ON SATURDAY AUGUST 18

2018.



? SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY STRONG SHAKING.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

-----------------



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED

-------------------------------------------



? MAGNITUDE 8.2

? ORIGIN TIME 120 PM SST AUG 18 2018

? COORDINATES 18.1 SOUTH 178.0 WEST

? DEPTH 354 MILES

? LOCATION FIJI REGION





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------



? 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 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-.



??