M 5.9 in Samoa on 25 Oct 2020 11:47 UTC

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2020-10-25 00:48 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 251157

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

1257 AM SST SUN OCT 25 2020



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...





AUDIENCE

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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.1 OCCURRED

ABOUT 118 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND AT 1248 AM SST ON

SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 2020.



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

AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.



* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING.





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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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.1

* ORIGIN TIME 1248 AM SST OCT 25 2020

* COORDINATES 15.3 SOUTH 173.3 WEST

* DEPTH 28 MILES

* LOCATION ABOUT 118 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* 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 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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