WEAK53 PAAQ 162301
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
401 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
   COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
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 * EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS
   POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO COASTS OUTSIDE THE SOURCE REGION.

 * THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS ANALYZING
   THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER.

 * MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

 * THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE
   TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      7.9
 * ORIGIN TIME    1454 AKDT SEP 16 2015
                  1554  PDT SEP 16 2015
                  2254  UTC SEP 16 2015
 * COORDINATES    31.5 SOUTH 71.9 WEST
 * DEPTH          21 MILES
 * LOCATION       NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE     


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE
   PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.

 * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR
   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

 * PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON... 
   WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE 
   PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

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