A 7.2-magnitude EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS:
ORIGIN TIME – 0539 PM HST 28 DEC 2018
COORDINATES – 5.8 NORTH 126.9 EAST
LOCATION – MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. HOWEVER, BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA, THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAI‘I.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Preliminary Report
Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time
29 Dec 2018 03:39:09 UTC
29 Dec 2018 11:39:09 near epicenter
28 Dec 2018 16:39:09 standard time in your timezone
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Location 5.924N 126.804E
Depth 59 km
Distances
84.5 km (52.4 mi) SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
128.8 km (79.8 mi) E of Caburan, Philippines
131.3 km (81.4 mi) SSE of Mati, Philippines
139.1 km (86.2 mi) SE of Lupon, Philippines
183.1 km (113.5 mi) SE of Davao, Philippines
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NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
