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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
0537 UTC WED NOV 22 2023

...PTWC TSUNAMI SUPPLEMENT STATEMENT...


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 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.

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THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.

NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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  * MAGNITUDE      6.7
  * ORIGIN TIME    0448 UTC NOV 22 2023
  * COORDINATES    15.0 SOUTH  168.0 EAST
  * DEPTH          10 KM / 6 MILES
  * LOCATION       VANUATU


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.7 OCCURRED IN
    THE VANUATU ISLANDS AT 0448 UTC ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22
    2023.

  * 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
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TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
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  * THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
    AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED
    LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH
    RESPECT TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

                            GAUGE      TIME OF   MAXIMUM     WAVE
                         COORDINATES   MEASURE   TSUNAMI   PERIOD
    GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON     (UTC)     HEIGHT    (MIN)
    -------------------------------------------------------------
    LITZLITZ VU          16.1S 167.4E    0524   0.03M/ 0.1FT  16


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * 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.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND 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
    WWW.TSUNAMI.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 WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

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