SEGM70 PHEB 020532
EQIGUM
 
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
332 PM CHST MON MAY 02 2016
 
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI 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 5.2 OCCURRED
    ABOUT 146 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM AT 325 PM CHST ON MONDAY
    MAY 2 2016.
 
  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
 
  * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING.
 

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      5.2
  * ORIGIN TIME    325 PM CHST MAY 02 2016
  * COORDINATES    11.8 NORTH  143.2 EAST
  * DEPTH          10 MILES
  * LOCATION       ABOUT 146 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM
 

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 PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.
 
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