M 5.7 in Samoa on 15 May 2020 14:49 UTC

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2020-05-15 03:49 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 151459

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

359 AM SST FRI MAY 15 2020



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...





AUDIENCE

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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.2 OCCURRED

ABOUT 168 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPOLU ISLAND AT 349 AM SST ON

FRIDAY MAY 15 2020.



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

AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.



* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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* BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR

IN THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.2

* ORIGIN TIME 349 AM SST MAY 15 2020

* COORDINATES 16.2 SOUTH 172.9 WEST

* DEPTH 26 MILES

* LOCATION ABOUT 168 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPOLU ISLAND





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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