Tsunami warning - No distructive tsunami generated

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Tsunami bulletin number 001
pacific tsunami warning center/noaa/nws
issued at 1704z 20 aug 2011

this bulletin applies to areas within and bordering the pacific
ocean and adjacent seas...except alaska...british columbia...
Washington...oregon and california.

... Tsunami information bulletin ...

This bulletin is for information only.

This bulletin is issued as advice to government agencies. Only
national and local government agencies have the authority to make
decisions regarding the official state of alert in their area and
any actions to be taken in response.

An earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters

origin time - 1655z 20 aug 2011
coordinates - 18.4 south 168.0 east
depth - 10 km
location - vanuatu islands
magnitude - 7.5

evaluation

no destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on
historical earthquake and tsunami data.
 
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