A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck Vanuatu at a depth of 8.7 km (5.4 miles), the quake hit at 22:05:26 UTC Saturday 14th April 2012
The epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) Northwest of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 1205 PM HST 14 APR 2012
COORDINATES - 19.1 SOUTH 168.8 EAST
LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 6.6 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.
Posted by
Master
on Saturday, April 14, 2012
Labels:
QUAKES+VOLCANOES
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