The following is a TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN No Tsunami Watch or Warning has been issued.

################################################################### UAB00000000. Jan 22, 2005 12:27:13 NWS ORWEATHER 20050122 12:49:22 (DMVO) WEATHER AGENCIESOR EMERGENCY SVC 000 WEPA42 PHEB 222046 TIBPAC CAZALL-ORZALL-WAZALL-HIZALL-AKZALL-222146- TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2046Z 22 JAN 2005 THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA. .................. TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN .................. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING OR WATCH IN EFFECT. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 2030Z 22 JAN 2005 COORDINATES - 7.6 SOUTH 159.6 EAST LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.6 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

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