WEGM42 PHEB 042012
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GUZ001>004-042212-
 
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
612 AM CHST SAT APR 05 2025
 
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI 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 7.2 OCCURRED IN
    THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 605 AM CHST ON
    SATURDAY APRIL 5 2025.
 
  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN 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      7.2
  * ORIGIN TIME    605 AM CHST APR 05 2025
  * COORDINATES    6.2 SOUTH  151.6 EAST
  * DEPTH          20 MILES
  * LOCATION       NEW BRITAIN REGION  PAPUA NEW GUINEA
 

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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