WEPA42 PHEB 050906
TIBPAC
 
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0906Z 05 JAN 2013
 
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 -  0858Z 05 JAN 2013
 COORDINATES -  55.3 NORTH  134.9 WEST
 DEPTH       -    5 KM
 LOCATION    -  SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.7
 
EVALUATION
 
 NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
 HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.
 
 HOWEVER - THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS
 ISSUED A REGIONAL WARNING FOR COASTS LOCATED NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE.
 THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION BUT DOES NOT
 EXPECT A WIDER THREAT TO OCCUR.
 
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
 
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.