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6.5M quake strikes Mexico, no tsunami threat to Hawaii

Magnitude
6.5
Date-Time
Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 13:11:24 UTC
Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 08:11:24 AM at epicenter
Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 03:11:24 HST
Location
17.431°N, 93.978°W
Depth
167.4 km (104.0 miles)
Region
VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Distances
57 km (35 miles) S (169°) from Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico
79 km (49 miles) SSE (168°) from Agua Dulce, Veracruz, Mexico
79 km (49 miles) SW (234°) from Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico
84 km (52 miles) SE (137°) from Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico
483 km (300 miles) NW (311°) from GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
320 AM HST THU APR 07 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 – 0311 AM HST 07 APR 2011
COORDINATES – 17.3 NORTH 94.2 WEST
LOCATION – CHIAPAS MEXICO
MAGNITUDE – 6.7 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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