WECA41 PHEB 212154

TSUCAX



TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

2153 UTC TUE AUG 21 2018



...TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...





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 THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE

 UNESCO/IOC TSUNAMI AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM FOR

 THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS 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      7.4

  ? ORIGIN TIME    2132 UTC AUG 21 2018

  ? COORDINATES    10.4 NORTH  62.7 WEST

  ? DEPTH          86 KM / 54 MILES

  ? LOCATION       NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA





EVALUATION

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  ? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.4 OCCURRED

    NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA AT 2132 UTC ON TUESDAY AUGUST 21

    2018.



  ? BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS

    TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM

    OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.





TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED

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  ? HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE

    WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF