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DJofSD
05-12-2015, 05:45 PM
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002et4#general_summary

Hope there's no nuclear power plant in the area.

No word yet about a tsunami.

FocusWiz
05-12-2015, 08:41 PM
Here is the statement for Hawaii:000
WEHW42 PHEB 122127
TIBHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-122327-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1127 AM HST TUE MAY 12 2015

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 - 1113 AM HST 12 MAY 2015
COORDINATES - 38.9 NORTH 141.8 EAST
LOCATION - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 6.8 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.

$$