ZCZC WEZS42 PHEB 190932 TIBPPG ASZ001>003-191132- TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 1032 PM SST WED MAY 18 2022 ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.0 OCCURRED ABOUT 174 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND AT 1024 PM SST ON WEDNESDAY MAY 18 2022. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR IN THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.0 * ORIGIN TIME 1024 PM SST MAY 18 2022 * COORDINATES 16.1 SOUTH 173.6 WEST * DEPTH 93 MILES * LOCATION ABOUT 174 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV. $$ NNNN