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Message pacific.TSUPAC.2013.02.06.0149

Tsunami Information Earthquake Information
Message Time: 06 Feb 2013 01:49 UTC
Message Num: 2
Message Text: click to read
Message Type: Expanding Regional Tsunami Warning Supplement
Warning: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna, Marshall Islands, Howland and Baker, Pohnpei, Tokelau A Tsunami Watch is in Effect For Samoa, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, American Samoa, Tonga, Australia, Niue, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Wake Island, Chuuk, Jarvis Island, Guam, Northern Marianas, Palmyra Island, Yap, Johnston Island, Minamitorishima, Belau, Midway Island
Watch:
ETAs / Obs: measurements
Preliminary (PTWC)Official (USGS)
Origin Time: 06 Feb 2013 01:12 UTC 06 Feb 2013 01:12 UTC
Magnitude: 8 Mwp
(reviewed by PTWC)		 8.0
Latitude: 10.9° S 10.7° S
Longitude: 165.1° E 165.1° E
Depth: 33 km (20.5 mi) 28.7 km (17.8 mi)
Location: Santa Cruz Islands
More Info.: updated earthquake information from the USGS NEIC
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