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6.7 quake hits Kuril Islands, no tsunami threat to Hawaii

by Big Island Video News
on Mar 1, 2013 at 8:38 am

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STORY SUMMARY

A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME – 0321 AM HST 01 MAR 2013
COORDINATES – 50.6 NORTH 157.8 EAST
LOCATION – KURIL ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE – 6.7 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.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Kuril Islands, tsunami alert

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