M 5.5 in Mariana Islands Region on 02 Oct 2022 02:14 UTC

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2022-10-02 02:34 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 occurred about 95 miles east of guguan at 1215 pm chst on sunday OCTOBER 2 2022
  • Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to guam rota tinian or saipan from this earthquake
  • Some areas MAY have experienced shaking

Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 020231
TIBGUM

GUZ001>004-020431-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1231 PM CHST SUN OCT 02 2022

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI 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 5.6 OCCURRED
ABOUT 95 MILES EAST OF GUGUAN AT 1215 PM CHST ON SUNDAY
OCTOBER 2 2022.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED 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 5.6
* ORIGIN TIME 1215 PM CHST OCT 02 2022
* COORDINATES 17.0 NORTH 147.3 EAST
* DEPTH 62 MILES
* LOCATION ABOUT 95 MILES EAST OF GUGUAN


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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