ZCZC WEGM42 PHEB 180615 TIBGUM GUZ001>004-180815- TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 415 PM CHST WED JAN 18 2023 ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.2 OCCURRED IN THE MOLUCCA SEA AT 406 PM CHST ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 2023. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.2 * ORIGIN TIME 406 PM CHST JAN 18 2023 * COORDINATES 2.8 NORTH 127.1 EAST * DEPTH 38 MILES * LOCATION MOLUCCA SEA 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