…A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA…
* A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
IN TONGA
* MONITORING IS UNDERWAY TO EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI THREAT.
* A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL
AVAILABLE DATA… THERE IS A THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA OF SEA
LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A
HAZARD ALONG BEACHES… IN HARBORS… AND IN COASTAL WATERS.
* THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN AMERICAN
SAMOA IS
648 PM SST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 2022
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN ALONG THE COASTS OF ALL OF
AMERICAN SAMOA SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY OUT OF THE WATER AND
AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS.
* DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN
BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
* PERSONS IN THE OCEAN SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER. PERSONS
NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS.
* FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
Photo: Matangi Tonga
