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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

605 AM HST FRI APR 17 2015



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 - 0553 AM HST 17 APR 2015

   COORDINATES - 15.5 SOUTH  178.6 WEST

   LOCATION    - FIJI REGION

   MAGNITUDE   - 6.8  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.



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