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TSUNAMI STATEMENT NUMBER   1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0101 UTC MON NOV 16 2015



THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE

CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. VIRGIN

ISLANDS...AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT ...



THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.



THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.  ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



 ORIGIN TIME -  0040Z 16 NOV 2015

 COORDINATES -  17.8 NORTH   81.9 WEST

 LOCATION    -  NORTH OF HONDURAS

 MAGNITUDE   -  6.0



EVALUATION



 A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON

 HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.



 HOWEVER - THERE IS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL TSUNAMI THAT

 COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED

 KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE

 REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS

 POSSIBILITY.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BECOMES AVAILABLE.