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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0440 UTC SUN AUG 19 2018



...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION 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      6.7

  ? ORIGIN TIME    0429 UTC AUG 19 2018

  ? COORDINATES    16.8 SOUTH  177.8 WEST

  ? DEPTH          465 KM / 289 MILES

  ? LOCATION       FIJI REGION





EVALUATION

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  ? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.7 OCCURRED IN

    THE FIJI ISLANDS REGION AT 0429 UTC ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19

    2018.



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

    FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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  ? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





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.



  ? 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-.