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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
326 PM SST SAT OCT 24 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 7.0 OCCURRED IN
THE BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION AT 309 PM SST ON FRIDAY
OCTOBER 23 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 7.0
* ORIGIN TIME 309 PM SST OCT 23 2026
* COORDINATES 28.0 NORTH 139.9 EAST
* DEPTH 294 MILES
* LOCATION BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION

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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