WEZS42 PHEB 150536 TIBPPG ASZ001>004-150736- TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 636 PM SST THU NOV 14 2024 ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.7 OCCURRED IN THE NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 629 PM SST ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 2024. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.7 * ORIGIN TIME 629 PM SST NOV 14 2024 * COORDINATES 4.7 SOUTH 153.2 EAST * DEPTH 33 MILES * LOCATION NEW IRELAND REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * 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. $$