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No tsunami threat to Hawaii from 6.6M earthquake in Chile

Magnitude
6.6
Date-Time
Monday, February 14, 2011 at 03:40:10 UTC
Monday, February 14, 2011 at 12:40:10 AM at epicenter
Location
35.433°S, 72.739°W
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
Distances
97 km (60 miles) W (272°) from Talca, Chile
158 km (98 miles) N (10°) from Concepcion, Chile
279 km (174 miles) SSW (200°) from Valparaiso, Chile
287 km (178 miles) SW (221°) from SANTIAGO, Chile

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
553 PM HST SUN FEB 13 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 – 0540 PM HST 13 FEB 2011
COORDINATES – 35.6 SOUTH 73.1 WEST
LOCATION – OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE – 6.6 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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