No tsunami threat to Hawaii from Chile earthquake

The earthquake the occurred off the coast of central Chile at 3:54 p.m. Tuesday Hawaii time has been revised to a magnitude of 6.9.

The quake was 69 miles west-northwest of Coquimbo, Chile.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports that based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii from this earthquake.

In Chile, small tsunami waves were observed. Tsunami waves with a maximum amplitude of 15 cm were observed at Coquimbo, Chile and 10 cm at Huasco, Chile.

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0304 UTC WED NOV 11 2015

…PTWC TSUNAMI SUPPLEMENT STATEMENT…

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THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION.

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NOTE THE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND DEPTH… AND THE OBSERVATION OF SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS… UPDATED

MAGNITUDE 6.9
ORIGIN TIME 0155 UTC NOV 11 2015
COORDINATES 29.4 SOUTH 72.3 WEST
DEPTH 16 KM / 10 MILES
LOCATION OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
EVALUATION:

AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 0155 UTC ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11 2015.

SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION. OTHERWISE… NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

OBSERVATIONS:

TSUNAMI WAVES WITH A MAXIMUM AMPLITUDE OF 15 CM WERE OBSERVED AT COQUIMBO, CHILE AND 10 CM AT HUASCO, CHILE.


THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

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