Tuesday, June 4, 2013

No Risk of Tsunami From Hawaii Earthquake

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake happened in Hawaii at 2:13PM HST. No tusnami is anticipated right now.

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
215 PM HST TUE JUN 04 2013
 
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
 
SUBJECT - LOCAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
 
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
 
   ORIGIN TIME - 0213 PM HST 04 JUN 2013
   COORDINATES - 18.9 NORTH  155.1 WEST
   LOCATION    - IN THE DEEP OCEAN SOUTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND
   MAGNITUDE   - 5.2
 
EVALUATION
 
 NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. REPEAT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.
 HOWEVER...SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING.
 
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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