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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
922 AM SST SUN DEC 04 2022

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELED FOR AMERICAN SAMOA...

IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED ALERTS... AND EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.


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


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED
    ABOUT 127 MILES SOUTH OF UPOLU ISLAND AT 824 AM SST ON
    SUNDAY DECEMBER 4 2022.

  * SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY STRONG SHAKING.

  * THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT.

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


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN
    BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

  * NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      6.9
  * ORIGIN TIME    824 AM SST DEC 04 2022
  * COORDINATES    15.7 SOUTH  172.6 WEST
  * DEPTH          20 MILES
  * LOCATION       ABOUT 127 MILES SOUTH OF UPOLU ISLAND


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS 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.

$$