ZCZC WEPA42 PHEB 290450 TIBPAC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 0441 UTC WED AUG 29 2018 ...PTWC TSUNAMI SUPPLEMENT STATEMENT... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** NOTE MAGNITUDE CORRECTED TO 7.1 SEA LEVEL GAUGE MEASUREMENTS ---------------------------- * 17 CM PEAK-TO-PEAK OBSERVED AT MARE NEW CALEDONIA, 21.548S, 167.877E * 16 CM PEAK-TO-PEAK OBSERVED AT LIFOU NEW CALEDONIA, 20.919S, 167.279E PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.1 * ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC AUG 29 2018 * COORDINATES 22.1 SOUTH 169.9 EAST * DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES * LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29 2018. * SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. * COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ NNNN