Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake STRIKES MEXICO

M 8.0 – 119km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico

2017-09-08 04:49:17 UTC 14.899°N 94.027°W 33.0 km depth

AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO AT 249 PM CHST ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 2017.

Nearby Places

Direction data (below) indicate the position of the event relative to the place.
El Palmarcito, Mexico
109.6 km (68.1 mi) SWPopulation: 1,135
Pijijiapan, Mexico
123.7 km (76.9 mi) SWPopulation: 15,101
Mapastepec, Mexico
134.8 km (83.7 mi) WSWPopulation: 16,082
Tonalá, Mexico
134.8 km (83.8 mi) SSWPopulation: 32,855
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
702 PM HST THU SEP 07 2017

TO – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME – 0649 PM HST 07 SEP 2017
COORDINATES – 14.9 NORTH 94.0 WEST
LOCATION – OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS MEXICO
MAGNITUDE – 8.0 MOMENT

EVALUATION

THIS EARTHQUAKE AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII ARE STILL
UNDER EVALUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED
AS SOON AS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.