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7.0M earthquake strikes off Chile, no tsunami threat to Hawaii

Magnitude
7.0
Date-Time
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 20:05:30 UTC
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 05:05:30 PM at epicenter
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 10:05:30 AM HST in Hawaii
Location
36.432°S, 73.050°W
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
Distances
45 km (30 miles) N of Concepcion, Bio-Bio, Chile
80 km (50 miles) SW of Cauquenes, Maule, Chile
85 km (55 miles) WNW of Chillan, Bio-Bio, Chile
395 km (245 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1016 AM HST FRI FEB 11 2011

TO – CIVIL DEFENSE 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 – 1005 AM HST 11 FEB 2011
COORDINATES – 36.5 SOUTH 73.7 WEST
LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE – 7.0 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.

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