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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0136 UTC TUE OCT 31 2017



...PTWC TSUNAMI SUPPLEMENT STATEMENT...





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 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.



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PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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  * MAGNITUDE      7.0

  * ORIGIN TIME    0042 UTC OCT 31 2017

  * COORDINATES    21.7 SOUTH  169.0 EAST

  * DEPTH          15 KM / 9 MILES

  * LOCATION       SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS





EVALUATION

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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED

    SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0042 UTC ON TUESDAY

    OCTOBER 31 2017.



  * SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.



  * 9 CM AMPLITUDE AT LIFOU NEW CALEDONIA

    13 CM AMPLITUDE AT MARE NEW CALEDONIA

    10 CM AMPLITUDE AT LENAKEL VANUATU





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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  * PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE

    OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION. OTHERWISE... NO

    ACTION IS REQUIRED.





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.



  * 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-.



  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT

    PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.



  * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND

    CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES

    SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT

    PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.



  * COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...

    BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.

    NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND

    AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.



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