Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rainfall Threat Tonight; Heat Continues on Tuesday Across the Eastern U.S.

Severe weather and flash flooding threats continue across the Central Plains and Midwest into tonight. Very large hail, strong tornadoes and damaging winds are expected. An early season heat wave will continue to challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S. through Wednesday. Read More >

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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1236 AM SST FRI MAY 15 2026

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

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

EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED IN
EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN AT 1222 AM SST ON FRIDAY MAY 15 2026.

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

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 6.6
* ORIGIN TIME 1222 AM SST MAY 15 2026
* COORDINATES 39.0 NORTH 141.8 EAST
* DEPTH 39 MILES
* LOCATION EASTERN HONSHU JAPAN

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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