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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI

232 PM HST THU MAR 19 2026

 

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

 

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

 

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

 

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 

   ORIGIN TIME - 0222 PM HST 19 MAR 2026

   COORDINATES - 61.1 SOUTH   56.6 WEST

   LOCATION    - SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

   MAGNITUDE   - 7.0  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.

 

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