Ptwc Tsunami Supplement Statement

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WEPA42 PHEB 242229
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2227 UTC MON APR 24 2017

...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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THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.

NOTE REVISED MAGNITUDE.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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  * MAGNITUDE      6.9
  * ORIGIN TIME    2138 UTC APR 24 2017
  * COORDINATES    32.9 SOUTH  72.1 WEST
  * DEPTH          10 KM / 6 MILES
  * LOCATION       OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.7 OCCURRED
    OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2138 UTC ON MONDAY APRIL
    24 2017.

  * 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.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
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  * THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
    AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED
    LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH
    RESPECT TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

                            GAUGE      TIME OF   MAXIMUM     WAVE
                         COORDINATES   MEASURE   TSUNAMI   PERIOD
    GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON     (UTC)     HEIGHT    (MIN)
    -------------------------------------------------------------
    QUINTERO CL          32.8S  71.5W    2206   0.10M/ 0.3FT  10
    VALPARAISO CL        33.0S  71.6W    2204   0.16M/ 0.5FT  10


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
    http://ift.tt/1shVmNa -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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from PTWC - Pacific Ocean Bulletins http://ift.tt/2pbFiiK