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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI

132 PM SST THU MAR 19 2026

 

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

 



AUDIENCE

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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC

 



EVALUATION

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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED IN

    THE SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS AT 122 PM SST ON THURSDAY MARCH

    19 2026.

 

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

    AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

 



RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

 



POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

 



PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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  * MAGNITUDE      7.0

  * ORIGIN TIME    122 PM SST MAR 19 2026

  * COORDINATES    61.1 SOUTH  56.6 WEST

  * DEPTH          11 MILES

  * LOCATION       SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

 



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.

 

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE

    INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

 

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

 

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