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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI

0035 UTC FRI MAR 20 2026

 

...TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 



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 THIS STATEMENT 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      7.0

  * ORIGIN TIME    0022 UTC MAR 20 2026

  * COORDINATES    61.1 SOUTH  56.6 WEST

  * DEPTH          17 KM / 11 MILES

  * LOCATION       SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

 



EVALUATION

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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED IN

    THE SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS AT 0022 UTC ON FRIDAY MARCH 20

    2026.

 

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

    CARIBBEAN COASTS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

 



RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

 



NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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  * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE 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.

 

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT

    WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

 

  * COASTAL REGIONS OF THE US GULF COAST... US EAST COAST... AND

    THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF CANADA SHOULD REFER TO U.S.

    NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND

    AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

 

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