http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1 Tsunami warnings and information for Pacific Ocean countries en-us ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) webmaster@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC Webmaster) http://weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification None 07 Feb 2010 06:22:00 -0000 07 Feb 2010 06:22:00 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.07.062200 pacific.2010.02.07.062200 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 23.4 124.0 -10000 23.4 124.0 -10000 6.6 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0622Z 07 FEB 2010 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 - 0610Z 07 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 23.4 NORTH 124.0 EAST DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM LOCATION - SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 6.6 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 05 Jan 2010 13:41:53 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.01.05.134153 pacific.2010.01.05.134153 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -9.5 157.1 -33000 -9.5 157.1 -33000 6.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1343Z 05 JAN 2010 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 - 1216Z 05 JAN 2010 COORDINATES - 9.5 SOUTH 157.1 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.9 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 1328Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 04MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 05 Jan 2010 12:30:09 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.01.05.123009 pacific.2010.01.05.123009 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -9.5 157.1 -33000 -9.5 157.1 -33000 6.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1230Z 05 JAN 2010 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 - 1216Z 05 JAN 2010 COORDINATES - 9.5 SOUTH 157.1 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.9 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. 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 CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE EARTHQUAKE. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 04 Jan 2010 00:09:18 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.01.04.000918 pacific.2010.01.04.000918 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -8.9 156.6 -33000 -8.9 156.6 -33000 7.2 SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0010Z 04 JAN 2010 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 - 2237Z 03 JAN 2010 COORDINATES - 8.9 SOUTH 156.6 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.2 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 0004Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 10MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 03 Jan 2010 23:03:31 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.01.03.230331 pacific.2010.01.03.230331 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -8.9 156.6 -33000 -8.9 156.6 -33000 7.2 SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2303Z 03 JAN 2010 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 - 2237Z 03 JAN 2010 COORDINATES - 8.9 SOUTH 156.6 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.2 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. 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 CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE EARTHQUAKE. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 03 Jan 2010 22:03:18 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.01.03.220318 pacific.2010.01.03.220318 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -9.2 157.6 -36000 -9.2 157.6 -36000 6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2204Z 03 JAN 2010 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 - 2148Z 03 JAN 2010 COORDINATES - 9.2 SOUTH 157.6 EAST DEPTH - 36 KM LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.6 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. 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 CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE EARTHQUAKE. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 09 Dec 2009 09:56:29 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.12.09.095629 pacific.2009.12.09.095629 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -22.2 170.9 -38000 -22.2 170.9 -38000 6.5 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0956Z 09 DEC 2009 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 - 0946Z 09 DEC 2009 COORDINATES - 22.2 SOUTH 170.9 EAST DEPTH - 38 KM LOCATION - SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 24 Nov 2009 12:57:15 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.11.24.125715 pacific.2009.11.24.125715 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -20.8 -173.5 -33000 -20.8 -173.5 -33000 6.8 TONGA ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1257Z 24 NOV 2009 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 - 1247Z 24 NOV 2009 COORDINATES - 20.8 SOUTH 173.5 WEST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - TONGA ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 17 Nov 2009 16:03:52 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.11.17.160352 pacific.2009.11.17.160352 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 52.3 -131.2 -13000 52.3 -131.2 -13000 6.5 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1606Z 17 NOV 2009 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. CORRECTION: NO TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THIS TIME. 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 - 1531Z 17 NOV 2009 COORDINATES - 52.3 NORTH 131.2 WEST DEPTH - 13 KM LOCATION - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION NO TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THIS TIME. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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. ]]> 17 Nov 2009 15:59:39 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.11.17.155939 pacific.2009.11.17.155939 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 52.3 -131.2 -13000 52.3 -131.2 -13000 6.5 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1601Z 17 NOV 2009 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. CORRECTION: THE DATE OF THE EARTHQUAKE IS NOV 17, 2009. 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 - 1531Z 17 NOV 2009 COORDINATES - 52.3 NORTH 131.2 WEST DEPTH - 13 KM LOCATION - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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. ]]> 17 Nov 2009 15:42:24 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.11.17.154224 pacific.2009.11.17.154224 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 52.3 -131.2 -13000 52.3 -131.2 -13000 6.5 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1543Z 17 NOV 2009 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 - 1531Z 15 NOV 2009 COORDINATES - 52.3 NORTH 131.2 WEST DEPTH - 13 KM LOCATION - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 13 Nov 2009 03:17:49 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.11.13.031749 pacific.2009.11.13.031749 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -19.6 -70.4 -78000 -19.6 -70.4 -78000 6.5 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0318Z 13 NOV 2009 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 - 0306Z 13 NOV 2009 COORDINATES - 19.6 SOUTH 70.4 WEST DEPTH - 78 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 09 Nov 2009 11:05:19 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.11.09.110519 pacific.2009.11.09.110519 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -17.2 178.6 -565000 -17.2 178.6 -565000 7.1 FIJI ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1108Z 09 NOV 2009 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. NOTE REVISED MAGNITUDE. 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 - 1045Z 09 NOV 2009 COORDINATES - 17.2 SOUTH 178.6 EAST DEPTH - 565 KM LOCATION - FIJI ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.1 EVALUATION A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON DEPTH OF EARTHQUAKE. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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. ]]> 09 Nov 2009 10:54:05 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.11.09.105405 pacific.2009.11.09.105405 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -17.2 178.7 -586000 -17.2 178.7 -586000 6.8 FIJI ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1054Z 09 NOV 2009 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 - 1045Z 09 NOV 2009 COORDINATES - 17.2 SOUTH 178.7 EAST DEPTH - 586 KM LOCATION - FIJI ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA. 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. ]]> 30 Oct 2009 07:12:16 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.10.30.071216 pacific.2009.10.30.071216 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 29.2 129.9 -60000 29.2 129.9 -60000 6.8 RYUKYU ISLANDS JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0713Z 30 OCT 2009 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 - 0704Z 30 OCT 2009 COORDINATES - 29.2 NORTH 129.9 EAST DEPTH - 60 KM LOCATION - RYUKYU ISLANDS JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 08 Oct 2009 08:40:34 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.10.08.084034 pacific.2009.10.08.084034 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -13.2 166.2 -33000 -13.2 166.2 -33000 7.0 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0841Z 08 OCT 2009 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 - 0829Z 08 OCT 2009 COORDINATES - 13.2 SOUTH 166.2 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.0 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 08 Oct 2009 00:12:19 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.10.08.001219 pacific.2009.10.08.001219 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) cancellation -13.0 166.3 -33000 -13.0 166.3 -33000 7.8 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0018Z 08 OCT 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH CANCELLATION ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / TUVALU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI / KIRIBATI / KOSRAE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / HOWLAND-BAKER / MARSHALL IS. / TOKELAU / KERMADEC IS / POHNPEI / NEW ZEALAND / SAMOA / AMERICAN SAMOA / TONGA / AUSTRALIA / NIUE / COOK ISLANDS / CHUUK / INDONESIA / WAKE IS. / JARVIS IS. / PALMYRA IS. / GUAM / N. MARIANAS / JOHNSTON IS. / YAP / MARCUS IS. / BELAU / MIDWAY IS. / FR. POLYNESIA / HAWAII / PHILIPPINES 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 - 2203Z 07 OCT 2009 COORDINATES - 13.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- VANUATU VU 17.8S 168.3E 2320Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 24MIN DART CORAL 55012 15.8S 158.5E 2326Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 10MIN LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 2327Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 20MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS ALTHOUGH SOME MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY THIS CENTER...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE CANCELLED. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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. ]]> 07 Oct 2009 23:34:04 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.10.07.233404 pacific.2009.10.07.233404 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -13.0 166.3 -33000 -13.0 166.3 -33000 8.0 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2336Z 07 OCT 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / TUVALU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI / KIRIBATI / KOSRAE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / HOWLAND-BAKER / MARSHALL IS. / TOKELAU / KERMADEC IS / POHNPEI / NEW ZEALAND / SAMOA / AMERICAN SAMOA / TONGA / AUSTRALIA / NIUE / COOK ISLANDS / CHUUK / INDONESIA A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WAKE IS. / JARVIS IS. / PALMYRA IS. / GUAM / N. MARIANAS / JOHNSTON IS. / YAP / MARCUS IS. / BELAU / MIDWAY IS. / FR. POLYNESIA / HAWAII / PHILIPPINES FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 - 2203Z 07 OCT 2009 COORDINATES - 13.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 8.0 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- LUGANVILLE, VANUATU 15.5S 167.2E 2312Z 0.04M / 0.2FT 6 MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ VANUATU ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2231Z 07 OCT ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2324Z 07 OCT SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2248Z 07 OCT GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 2328Z 07 OCT MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 2332Z 07 OCT HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 2336Z 07 OCT AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 2336Z 07 OCT PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 2346Z 07 OCT FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 2348Z 07 OCT NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 0003Z 08 OCT PAPUA NEW GUINE KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 0005Z 08 OCT AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 0007Z 08 OCT RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 0033Z 08 OCT LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0059Z 08 OCT KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0107Z 08 OCT PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0123Z 08 OCT MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0125Z 08 OCT MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0145Z 08 OCT WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 0208Z 08 OCT VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 0229Z 08 OCT TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 0013Z 08 OCT NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 0015Z 08 OCT FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 0037Z 08 OCT KIRIBATI TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 0037Z 08 OCT KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 0132Z 08 OCT CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 0336Z 08 OCT MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 0344Z 08 OCT FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 0414Z 08 OCT KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 0056Z 08 OCT WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 0103Z 08 OCT HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 0112Z 08 OCT MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 0120Z 08 OCT KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 0123Z 08 OCT ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 0149Z 08 OCT TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 0125Z 08 OCT KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 0129Z 08 OCT POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 0129Z 08 OCT NEW ZEALAND NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 0134Z 08 OCT EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 0216Z 08 OCT AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 0233Z 08 OCT GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 0249Z 08 OCT NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 0310Z 08 OCT AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 0314Z 08 OCT NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 0329Z 08 OCT MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 0335Z 08 OCT WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 0339Z 08 OCT WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 0350Z 08 OCT NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 0418Z 08 OCT LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 0444Z 08 OCT BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 0453Z 08 OCT DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 0519Z 08 OCT SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 0141Z 08 OCT AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 0152Z 08 OCT TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 0152Z 08 OCT AUSTRALIA BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 0155Z 08 OCT CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 0204Z 08 OCT SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 0228Z 08 OCT GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 0301Z 08 OCT MACKAY 21.1S 149.3E 0322Z 08 OCT HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 0355Z 08 OCT NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 0211Z 08 OCT COOK ISLANDS PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 0216Z 08 OCT PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 0323Z 08 OCT RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 0325Z 08 OCT CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0217Z 08 OCT INDONESIA JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 0233Z 08 OCT WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 0316Z 08 OCT MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 0336Z 08 OCT SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 0404Z 08 OCT BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 0423Z 08 OCT PATANI 0.4N 128.8E 0437Z 08 OCT GEME 4.6N 126.8E 0443Z 08 OCT WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0250Z 08 OCT JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 0307Z 08 OCT PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 0313Z 08 OCT GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0320Z 08 OCT N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0323Z 08 OCT JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 0325Z 08 OCT YAP YAP IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0330Z 08 OCT MARCUS IS. MARCUS IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0342Z 08 OCT BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 0344Z 08 OCT MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 0425Z 08 OCT FR. POLYNESIA PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 0440Z 08 OCT HAWAII NAWILIWILI 22.0N 159.4W 0450Z 08 OCT HONOLULU 21.3N 157.9W 0459Z 08 OCT HILO 19.7N 155.1W 0511Z 08 OCT PHILIPPINES DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E 0458Z 08 OCT BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 07 Oct 2009 22:16:55 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.10.07.221655 pacific.2009.10.07.221655 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -13.0 166.3 -33000 -13.0 166.3 -33000 8.0 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2217Z 07 OCT 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / TUVALU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI / KIRIBATI / KOSRAE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / HOWLAND-BAKER A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MARSHALL IS. / TOKELAU / KERMADEC IS / POHNPEI / NEW ZEALAND / SAMOA / AMERICAN SAMOA / TONGA / AUSTRALIA / NIUE / COOK ISLANDS / CHUUK / INDONESIA / WAKE IS. / JARVIS IS. / PALMYRA IS. / GUAM / N. MARIANAS / JOHNSTON IS. / YAP / MARCUS IS. / BELAU FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 - 2203Z 07 OCT 2009 COORDINATES - 13.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 8.0 EVALUATION IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ VANUATU ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2231Z 07 OCT ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2324Z 07 OCT SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2248Z 07 OCT GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 2328Z 07 OCT MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 2332Z 07 OCT HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 2336Z 07 OCT AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 2336Z 07 OCT PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 2346Z 07 OCT FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 2348Z 07 OCT NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 0003Z 08 OCT PAPUA NEW GUINE KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 0005Z 08 OCT AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 0007Z 08 OCT RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 0033Z 08 OCT LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0059Z 08 OCT KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0107Z 08 OCT PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0123Z 08 OCT MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0125Z 08 OCT MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0145Z 08 OCT WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 0208Z 08 OCT VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 0229Z 08 OCT TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 0013Z 08 OCT NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 0015Z 08 OCT FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 0037Z 08 OCT KIRIBATI TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 0037Z 08 OCT KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 0132Z 08 OCT CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 0336Z 08 OCT MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 0344Z 08 OCT FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 0414Z 08 OCT KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 0056Z 08 OCT WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 0103Z 08 OCT HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 0112Z 08 OCT MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 0120Z 08 OCT KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 0123Z 08 OCT ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 0149Z 08 OCT TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 0125Z 08 OCT KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 0129Z 08 OCT POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 0129Z 08 OCT NEW ZEALAND NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 0134Z 08 OCT EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 0216Z 08 OCT AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 0233Z 08 OCT GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 0249Z 08 OCT NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 0310Z 08 OCT AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 0314Z 08 OCT NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 0329Z 08 OCT MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 0335Z 08 OCT WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 0339Z 08 OCT WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 0350Z 08 OCT SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 0141Z 08 OCT AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 0152Z 08 OCT TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 0152Z 08 OCT AUSTRALIA BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 0155Z 08 OCT CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 0204Z 08 OCT SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 0228Z 08 OCT GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 0301Z 08 OCT MACKAY 21.1S 149.3E 0322Z 08 OCT HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 0355Z 08 OCT NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 0211Z 08 OCT COOK ISLANDS PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 0216Z 08 OCT PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 0323Z 08 OCT RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 0325Z 08 OCT CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0217Z 08 OCT INDONESIA JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 0233Z 08 OCT WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 0316Z 08 OCT MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 0336Z 08 OCT SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 0404Z 08 OCT WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0250Z 08 OCT JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 0307Z 08 OCT PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 0313Z 08 OCT GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0320Z 08 OCT N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0323Z 08 OCT JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 0325Z 08 OCT YAP YAP IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0330Z 08 OCT MARCUS IS. MARCUS IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0342Z 08 OCT BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 0344Z 08 OCT BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 07 Oct 2009 21:50:02 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.10.07.215002 pacific.2009.10.07.215002 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 4.0 122.8 -595000 4.0 122.8 -595000 6.8 CELEBES SEA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2150Z 07 OCT 2009 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 - 2141Z 07 OCT 2009 COORDINATES - 4.0 NORTH 122.8 EAST DEPTH - 595 KM LOCATION - CELEBES SEA MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS IN THE PACIFIC OR ELSEWHERE BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 04 Oct 2009 11:11:47 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.10.04.111147 pacific.2009.10.04.111147 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 6.7 123.6 -627000 6.7 123.6 -627000 6.5 MINDANAO PHILIPPINES TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1112Z 04 OCT 2009 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 - 1058Z 04 OCT 2009 COORDINATES - 6.7 NORTH 123.6 EAST DEPTH - 627 KM LOCATION - MINDANAO PHILIPPINES MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS IN THE PACIFIC OR ELSEWHERE BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 29 Sep 2009 21:34:53 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.09.29.213453 pacific.2009.09.29.213453 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) cancellation -15.3 -171.0 -33000 -15.3 -171.0 -33000 8.3 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2136Z 29 SEP 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH CANCELLATION ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / NIUE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / COOK ISLANDS / TONGA / TUVALU / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / FIJI / HOWLAND-BAKER / JARVIS IS. / NEW ZEALAND / FR. POLYNESIA / PALMYRA IS. / VANUATU / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / SOLOMON IS. / JOHNSTON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / HAWAII / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / PITCAIRN / MIDWAY IS. / CHUUK / AUSTRALIA / MARCUS IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / INDONESIA / ANTARCTICA / YAP 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 - 1748Z 29 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH 171.0 WEST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 8.3 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 2123Z 0.11M / 0.4FT 10MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2007Z 0.14M / 0.5FT 14MIN PENRHYN CK 9.0S 158.1W 2102Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 04MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1951Z 0.47M / 1.5FT 08MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1832Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 08MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1812Z 1.57M / 5.1FT 04MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS ALTHOUGH SOME MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY THIS CENTER...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE CANCELLED. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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. ]]> 29 Sep 2009 20:21:19 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.09.29.202119 pacific.2009.09.29.202119 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -15.3 -171.0 -33000 -15.3 -171.0 -33000 8.3 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2022Z 29 SEP 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / NIUE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / COOK ISLANDS / TONGA / TUVALU / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / FIJI / HOWLAND-BAKER / JARVIS IS. / NEW ZEALAND / FR. POLYNESIA / PALMYRA IS. / VANUATU / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / SOLOMON IS. / JOHNSTON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PITCAIRN / MIDWAY IS. / CHUUK / AUSTRALIA / MARCUS IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / INDONESIA / ANTARCTICA / YAP FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 - 1748Z 29 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH 171.0 WEST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 8.3 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1951Z 0.47M / 1.5FT 08MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1832Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 08MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1812Z 1.57M / 5.1FT 04MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1759Z 29 SEP SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 1810Z 29 SEP NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1822Z 29 SEP WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 1835Z 29 SEP TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 1844Z 29 SEP COOK ISLANDS PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 1846Z 29 SEP RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 1929Z 29 SEP PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 1954Z 29 SEP TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1851Z 29 SEP TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 1932Z 29 SEP KIRIBATI KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 1935Z 29 SEP FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 2025Z 29 SEP MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 2037Z 29 SEP CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 2100Z 29 SEP TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 2104Z 29 SEP KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 1938Z 29 SEP FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 2003Z 29 SEP HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 2008Z 29 SEP JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 2028Z 29 SEP NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 2044Z 29 SEP GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 2100Z 29 SEP NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2112Z 29 SEP NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 2140Z 29 SEP WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 2150Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2212Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2239Z 29 SEP LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2255Z 29 SEP NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2317Z 29 SEP NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2323Z 29 SEP DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 2331Z 29 SEP MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2358Z 29 SEP WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2359Z 29 SEP BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 0044Z 30 SEP FR. POLYNESIA PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 2045Z 29 SEP HIVA OA 10.0S 139.0W 2214Z 29 SEP RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 2247Z 29 SEP PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 2102Z 29 SEP VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2117Z 29 SEP ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2123Z 29 SEP NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 2138Z 29 SEP MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 2147Z 29 SEP KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 2220Z 29 SEP ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 2309Z 29 SEP SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2155Z 29 SEP GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 2227Z 29 SEP AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 2244Z 29 SEP HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 2244Z 29 SEP PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 2245Z 29 SEP MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 2248Z 29 SEP FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 2304Z 29 SEP JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 2212Z 29 SEP NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 2216Z 29 SEP KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 2233Z 29 SEP PAPUA NEW GUINE KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 2303Z 29 SEP AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 2323Z 29 SEP RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 2349Z 29 SEP LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0015Z 30 SEP KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0016Z 30 SEP PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0039Z 30 SEP MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0041Z 30 SEP MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0050Z 30 SEP WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 0124Z 30 SEP VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 0134Z 30 SEP POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 2318Z 29 SEP WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 2322Z 29 SEP PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 2329Z 29 SEP MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 2349Z 29 SEP CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0020Z 30 SEP AUSTRALIA BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 0036Z 30 SEP SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 0038Z 30 SEP HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 0120Z 30 SEP CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 0123Z 30 SEP GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 0212Z 30 SEP MARCUS IS. MARCUS IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0058Z 30 SEP N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0110Z 30 SEP GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0118Z 30 SEP INDONESIA JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 0138Z 30 SEP WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 0221Z 30 SEP ANTARCTICA CAPE ADARE 71.0S 170.0E 0149Z 30 SEP YAP YAP IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0159Z 30 SEP BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 29 Sep 2009 18:54:30 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.09.29.185430 pacific.2009.09.29.185430 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -15.3 -171.0 -33000 -15.3 -171.0 -33000 8.3 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1856Z 29 SEP 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / NIUE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / COOK ISLANDS / TONGA / TUVALU / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / FIJI / HOWLAND-BAKER / JARVIS IS. / NEW ZEALAND / FR. POLYNESIA / PALMYRA IS. / VANUATU / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / SOLOMON IS. A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR JOHNSTON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / HAWAII / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / PITCAIRN / MIDWAY IS. / CHUUK / AUSTRALIA FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 NOTE THE MAGNITUDE UPGRADE TO 8.3 ORIGIN TIME - 1748Z 29 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH 171.0 WEST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 8.3 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1832Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 08MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1812Z 1.57M / 5.1FT 04MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1759Z 29 SEP SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 1810Z 29 SEP NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1822Z 29 SEP WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 1835Z 29 SEP TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 1844Z 29 SEP COOK ISLANDS PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 1846Z 29 SEP RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 1929Z 29 SEP PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 1954Z 29 SEP TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1851Z 29 SEP TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 1932Z 29 SEP KIRIBATI KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 1935Z 29 SEP FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 2025Z 29 SEP MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 2037Z 29 SEP CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 2100Z 29 SEP TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 2104Z 29 SEP KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 1938Z 29 SEP FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 2003Z 29 SEP HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 2008Z 29 SEP JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 2028Z 29 SEP NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 2044Z 29 SEP GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 2100Z 29 SEP NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2112Z 29 SEP NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 2140Z 29 SEP WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 2150Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2212Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2239Z 29 SEP LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2255Z 29 SEP NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2317Z 29 SEP NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2323Z 29 SEP DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 2331Z 29 SEP MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2358Z 29 SEP WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2359Z 29 SEP BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 0044Z 30 SEP FR. POLYNESIA PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 2045Z 29 SEP HIVA OA 10.0S 139.0W 2214Z 29 SEP RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 2247Z 29 SEP PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 2102Z 29 SEP VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2117Z 29 SEP ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2123Z 29 SEP NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 2138Z 29 SEP MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 2147Z 29 SEP KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 2220Z 29 SEP ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 2309Z 29 SEP SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2155Z 29 SEP GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 2227Z 29 SEP AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 2244Z 29 SEP HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 2244Z 29 SEP PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 2245Z 29 SEP MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 2248Z 29 SEP FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 2304Z 29 SEP JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 2212Z 29 SEP NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 2216Z 29 SEP KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 2233Z 29 SEP PAPUA NEW GUINE KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 2303Z 29 SEP AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 2323Z 29 SEP RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 2349Z 29 SEP LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0015Z 30 SEP KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0016Z 30 SEP PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0039Z 30 SEP MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0041Z 30 SEP MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0050Z 30 SEP HAWAII NAWILIWILI 22.0N 159.4W 2311Z 29 SEP HILO 19.7N 155.1W 2314Z 29 SEP HONOLULU 21.3N 157.9W 2315Z 29 SEP POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 2318Z 29 SEP WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 2322Z 29 SEP PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 2329Z 29 SEP MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 2349Z 29 SEP CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0020Z 30 SEP AUSTRALIA BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 0036Z 30 SEP SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 0038Z 30 SEP BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 29 Sep 2009 18:03:34 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.09.29.180334 pacific.2009.09.29.180334 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -15.3 -171.0 -33000 -15.3 -171.0 -33000 7.9 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1804Z 29 SEP 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / NIUE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / COOK ISLANDS / TONGA / TUVALU / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / FIJI / HOWLAND-BAKER / JARVIS IS. / NEW ZEALAND / FR. POLYNESIA / PALMYRA IS. A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VANUATU / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / SOLOMON IS. / JOHNSTON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / HAWAII / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / PITCAIRN / MIDWAY IS. FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 - 1748Z 29 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH 171.0 WEST DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM LOCATION - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.9 EVALUATION IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1759Z 29 SEP SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 1810Z 29 SEP NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1822Z 29 SEP WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 1835Z 29 SEP TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 1844Z 29 SEP COOK ISLANDS PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 1846Z 29 SEP RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 1929Z 29 SEP PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 1954Z 29 SEP TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1851Z 29 SEP TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 1932Z 29 SEP KIRIBATI KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 1935Z 29 SEP FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 2025Z 29 SEP MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 2037Z 29 SEP CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 2100Z 29 SEP TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 2104Z 29 SEP KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 1938Z 29 SEP FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 2003Z 29 SEP HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 2008Z 29 SEP JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 2028Z 29 SEP NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 2044Z 29 SEP GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 2100Z 29 SEP NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2112Z 29 SEP NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 2140Z 29 SEP WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 2150Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2212Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2239Z 29 SEP LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2255Z 29 SEP NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2317Z 29 SEP NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2323Z 29 SEP DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 2331Z 29 SEP MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2358Z 29 SEP WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2359Z 29 SEP FR. POLYNESIA PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 2045Z 29 SEP HIVA OA 10.0S 139.0W 2214Z 29 SEP RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 2247Z 29 SEP PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 2102Z 29 SEP VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2117Z 29 SEP ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2123Z 29 SEP NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 2138Z 29 SEP MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 2147Z 29 SEP KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 2220Z 29 SEP ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 2309Z 29 SEP SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2155Z 29 SEP GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 2227Z 29 SEP AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 2244Z 29 SEP HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 2244Z 29 SEP PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 2245Z 29 SEP MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 2248Z 29 SEP FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 2304Z 29 SEP JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 2212Z 29 SEP NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 2216Z 29 SEP KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 2233Z 29 SEP PAPUA NEW GUINE KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 2303Z 29 SEP AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 2323Z 29 SEP RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 2349Z 29 SEP HAWAII NAWILIWILI 22.0N 159.4W 2311Z 29 SEP HILO 19.7N 155.1W 2314Z 29 SEP HONOLULU 21.3N 157.9W 2315Z 29 SEP POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 2318Z 29 SEP WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 2322Z 29 SEP PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 2329Z 29 SEP MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 2349Z 29 SEP BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 24 Sep 2009 07:27:26 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.09.24.072726 pacific.2009.09.24.072726 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 19.1 -107.3 -10000 19.1 -107.3 -10000 6.7 OFF COAST OF JALISCO MEXICO TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0728Z 24 SEP 2009 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 - 0716Z 24 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 19.1 NORTH 107.3 WEST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - OFF COAST OF JALISCO MEXICO MAGNITUDE - 6.7 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 02 Sep 2009 08:21:04 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.09.02.082104 pacific.2009.09.02.082104 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -8.0 107.4 -66000 -8.0 107.4 -66000 7.1 JAVA INDONESIA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0821Z 02 SEP 2009 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 - 0755Z 02 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 8.0 SOUTH 107.4 EAST DEPTH - 66 KM LOCATION - JAVA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.1 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. 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 CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE EARTHQUAKE. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 30 Aug 2009 15:06:35 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.30.150635 pacific.2009.08.30.150635 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -15.3 -172.1 -51000 -15.3 -172.1 -51000 6.6 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1507Z 30 AUG 2009 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 - 1452Z 30 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH 172.1 WEST DEPTH - 51 KM LOCATION - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 6.6 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 28 Aug 2009 02:00:47 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.28.020047 pacific.2009.08.28.020047 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -7.2 123.5 -627000 -7.2 123.5 -627000 6.7 BANDA SEA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0201Z 28 AUG 2009 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 - 0151Z 28 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 7.2 SOUTH 123.5 EAST DEPTH - 627 KM LOCATION - BANDA SEA MAGNITUDE - 6.7 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS IN THE PACIFIC OR ELSEWHERE BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 17 Aug 2009 10:23:18 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.17.102318 pacific.2009.08.17.102318 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 23.1 123.7 -10000 23.1 123.7 -10000 6.5 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1023Z 17 AUG 2009 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 - 1010Z 17 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 23.1 NORTH 123.7 EAST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 17 Aug 2009 00:18:40 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.17.001840 pacific.2009.08.17.001840 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 23.2 123.8 -33000 23.2 123.8 -33000 6.8 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0019Z 17 AUG 2009 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 - 0006Z 17 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 23.2 NORTH 123.8 EAST DEPTH - UNDETERMINED LOCATION - SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 12 Aug 2009 23:00:42 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.12.230042 pacific.2009.08.12.230042 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 33.0 140.8 -38000 33.0 140.8 -38000 6.5 SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2301Z 12 AUG 2009 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 - 2248Z 12 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 33.0 NORTH 140.8 EAST DEPTH - 38 KM LOCATION - SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 10 Aug 2009 21:15:24 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.10.211524 pacific.2009.08.10.211524 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 34.8 138.5 -20000 34.8 138.5 -20000 6.6 NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2117Z 10 AUG 2009 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 - 2007Z 10 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 34.8 NORTH 138.5 EAST DEPTH - UNDETERMINED LOCATION - NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 6.6 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS . POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. TSUNAMI OBSERVED AT OMAEZEKI .56M THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 10 Aug 2009 04:17:13 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.10.041713 pacific.2009.08.10.041713 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -11.7 166.2 -33000 -11.7 166.2 -33000 6.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0417Z 10 AUG 2009 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 - 0407Z 10 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 11.7 SOUTH 166.2 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.6 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 09 Aug 2009 11:10:40 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.09.111040 pacific.2009.08.09.111040 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 33.1 138.5 -339000 33.1 138.5 -339000 6.9 SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1110Z 09 AUG 2009 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 - 1056Z 09 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 33.1 NORTH 138.5 EAST DEPTH - 339 KM LOCATION - SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 6.9 EVALUATION A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 03 Aug 2009 18:15:15 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.03.181515 pacific.2009.08.03.181515 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 28.9 -112.8 -15000 28.9 -112.8 -15000 6.9 GULF OF CALIFORNIA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1816Z 03 AUG 2009 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 - 1800Z 03 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 28.9 NORTH 112.8 WEST DEPTH - 15 KM LOCATION - GULF OF CALIFORNIA MAGNITUDE - 6.9 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. 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 CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE EARTHQUAKE. 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. ]]> 15 Jul 2009 10:47:45 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.07.15.104745 pacific.2009.07.15.104745 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) cancellation -46.0 166.3 -31000 -46.0 166.3 -31000 7.8 OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1051Z 15 JUL 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR NEW ZEALAND 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 - 0923Z 15 JUL 2009 COORDINATES - 46.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM LOCATION - OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z. MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- Jackson Bay, NZ 43.97S 168.62E 10:18Z 0.17M 10min DART Tasman Sea, NZ -46.92S 160.56E 09:53Z 0.05M 8min LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY THIS CENTER. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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. ]]> 15 Jul 2009 10:30:13 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.07.15.103013 pacific.2009.07.15.103013 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -46.0 166.3 -31000 -46.0 166.3 -31000 7.8 OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1033Z 15 JUL 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW ZEALAND FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 - 0923Z 15 JUL 2009 COORDINATES - 46.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM LOCATION - OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z. MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- Jackson Bay, NZ 43.97S 168.62E 10:18Z 0.17M 10min LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTLINES OF THE REGION NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY ADDITIONAL TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION. FOR AFFECTED AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ NEW ZEALAND MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 0951Z 15 JUL BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 1031Z 15 JUL WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 1116Z 15 JUL DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 1157Z 15 JUL AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 1217Z 15 JUL NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 1233Z 15 JUL NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 1241Z 15 JUL WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1329Z 15 JUL LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 1345Z 15 JUL NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1427Z 15 JUL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 15 Jul 2009 09:40:21 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.07.15.094021 pacific.2009.07.15.094021 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -46.1 166.3 -33000 -46.1 166.3 -33000 7.8 OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0942Z 15 JUL 2009 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW ZEALAND FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 - 0923Z 15 JUL 2009 COORDINATES - 46.1 SOUTH 166.3 EAST DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM LOCATION - OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z. MAGNITUDE - 7.8 EVALUATION IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ NEW ZEALAND MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 0951Z 15 JUL BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 1031Z 15 JUL WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 1116Z 15 JUL DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 1157Z 15 JUL AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 1217Z 15 JUL NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 1233Z 15 JUL NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 1241Z 15 JUL WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1329Z 15 JUL LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 1345Z 15 JUL NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1427Z 15 JUL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 23 Jun 2009 14:31:00 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.06.23.143100 pacific.2009.06.23.143100 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -5.3 153.5 -73000 -5.3 153.5 -73000 6.8 NEW IRELAND REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1432Z 23 JUN 2009 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 - 1419Z 23 JUN 2009 COORDINATES - 5.3 SOUTH 153.6 EAST DEPTH - 73 KM LOCATION - NEW IRELAND REGION P.N.G. MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 02 Jun 2009 02:28:07 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.06.02.022807 pacific.2009.06.02.022807 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -17.7 167.9 -48000 -17.7 167.9 -48000 6.5 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0228Z 02 JUN 2009 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 - 0217Z 02 JUN 2009 COORDINATES - 17.7 SOUTH 167.9 EAST DEPTH - 48 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 18 Apr 2009 19:36:52 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.04.18.193652 pacific.2009.04.18.193652 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 45.8 151.5 -10000 45.8 151.5 -10000 6.8 KURIL ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1937Z 18 APR 2009 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 - 1917Z 18 APR 2009 COORDINATES - 45.8 NORTH 151.5 EAST DEPTH - UNDETERMINED LOCATION - KURIL ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 07 Apr 2009 04:35:51 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.04.07.043551 pacific.2009.04.07.043551 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 46.0 151.6 -92000 46.0 151.6 -92000 6.8 KURIL ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0436Z 07 APR 2009 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 - 0424Z 07 APR 2009 COORDINATES - 46.0 NORTH 151.6 EAST DEPTH - 92 KM LOCATION - KURIL ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.8 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 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 JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]>