American Samoa Tsunami Information Bulletin

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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1139 PM SST WED FEB 19 2025

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...

AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC

EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 5.5 OCCURRED
ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND AT 1131 PM SST ON
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19 2025.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED MODERATE SHAKING.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 5.5
* ORIGIN TIME 1131 PM SST FEB 19 2025
* COORDINATES 15.1 SOUTH 173.7 WEST
* DEPTH 61 MILES
* LOCATION ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVAII ISLAND

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* 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.

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