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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0304 UTC WED NOV 11 2015



...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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NOTE THE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND DEPTH... AND THE

OBSERVATION OF SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... UPDATED

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  * MAGNITUDE      6.9

  * ORIGIN TIME    0155 UTC NOV 11 2015

  * COORDINATES    29.4 SOUTH  72.3 WEST

  * DEPTH          16 KM / 10 MILES

  * LOCATION       OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE





EVALUATION

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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED

    OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 0155 UTC ON WEDNESDAY

    NOVEMBER 11 2015.



  * SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.





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.





OBSERVATIONS

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  * TSUNAMI WAVES WITH A MAXIMUM AMPLITUDE OF 15 CM WERE OBSERVED

    AT COQUIMBO... CHILE... AND 10 CM AT HUASCO... CHILE.





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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