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 29 Dec 2010 07:02:26 -0000 29 Dec 2010 07:02:26 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.29.070226 pacific.2010.12.29.070226 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -19.8 168.3 -59000 -19.8 168.3 -59000 6.6 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0702Z 29 DEC 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 - 0654Z 29 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 19.8 SOUTH 168.3 EAST DEPTH - 59 KM LOCATION - VANUATU 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. ]]> 25 Dec 2010 14:44:43 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.25.144443 pacific.2010.12.25.144443 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) cancellation -19.7 168.0 -33000 -19.7 168.0 -33000 7.3 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1445Z 25 DEC 2010 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 VANUATU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI 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 REVISED MAGNITUDE ORIGIN TIME - 1317Z 25 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 19.7 SOUTH 168.0 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.3 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1407Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN 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. ]]> 25 Dec 2010 14:27:06 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.25.142706 pacific.2010.12.25.142706 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -19.7 168.0 -33000 -19.7 168.0 -33000 7.6 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1427Z 25 DEC 2010 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 VANUATU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI 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 - 1317Z 25 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 19.7 SOUTH 168.0 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.6 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1407Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 1338Z 25 DEC ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1404Z 25 DEC NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 1359Z 25 DEC FIJI SUVA 18.5S 178.5E 1512Z 25 DEC 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. ]]> 25 Dec 2010 13:25:34 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.25.132534 pacific.2010.12.25.132534 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -19.7 168.0 -33000 -19.7 168.0 -33000 7.6 VANUATU ISLANDS REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1326Z 25 DEC 2010 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 VANUATU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI 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 - 1317Z 25 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 19.7 SOUTH 168.0 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.6 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 1338Z 25 DEC ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1404Z 25 DEC NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 1359Z 25 DEC FIJI SUVA 18.5S 178.5E 1512Z 25 DEC 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. ]]> 22 Dec 2010 22:17:53 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.22.221753 pacific.2010.12.22.221753 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 26.8 143.7 -13000 26.8 143.7 -13000 6.5 BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2218Z 22 DEC 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 REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY. ORIGIN TIME - 2150Z 22 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 26.8 NORTH 143.7 EAST DEPTH - 13 KM LOCATION - BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN 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 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. ]]> 21 Dec 2010 20:42:21 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.21.204221 pacific.2010.12.21.204221 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 26.9 143.7 -15000 26.9 143.7 -15000 7.4 BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2043Z 21 DEC 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 (USGS) ORIGIN TIME - 1720Z 21 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 26.9 NORTH 143.7 EAST DEPTH - 15 KM LOCATION - BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.4 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- HANASAKI HOKKAIDO J 43.3N 145.6E 1960Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 12MIN TOSASHIMIZU SHIKOKU 32.8N 133.0E 2018Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 06MIN OFUNATO HONSHU JP 39.0N 141.8E 1948Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 04MIN SAIPAN US 15.2N 145.7E 2001Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 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. NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN COASTAL MEASUREMENTS. 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. ]]> 21 Dec 2010 20:03:48 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.21.200348 pacific.2010.12.21.200348 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 26.9 143.7 -15000 26.9 143.7 -15000 7.4 BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2005Z 21 DEC 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 (USGS) ORIGIN TIME - 1720Z 21 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 26.9 NORTH 143.7 EAST DEPTH - 15 KM LOCATION - BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.4 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- SAIPAN US 15.2N 145.7E 1934Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 08MIN 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. NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN COASTAL MEASUREMENTS. 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. ]]> 21 Dec 2010 17:30:46 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.21.173046 pacific.2010.12.21.173046 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 27.5 143.4 -10000 27.5 143.4 -10000 7.4 BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1731Z 21 DEC 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 REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY. ORIGIN TIME - 1720Z 21 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 27.5 NORTH 143.4 EAST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.4 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 Dec 2010 03:19:26 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.12.02.031926 pacific.2010.12.02.031926 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -6.2 150.0 -43000 -6.2 150.0 -43000 6.9 NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0319Z 02 DEC 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 - 0312Z 02 DEC 2010 COORDINATES - 6.2 SOUTH 150.0 EAST DEPTH - 43 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. MAGNITUDE - 6.9 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. ]]> 30 Nov 2010 04:03:43 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.11.30.040343 pacific.2010.11.30.040343 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 28.4 139.3 -488000 28.4 139.3 -488000 7.2 BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0404Z 30 NOV 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 REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY. ORIGIN TIME - 0325Z 30 NOV 2010 COORDINATES - 28.4 NORTH 139.3 EAST DEPTH - 488 KM LOCATION - BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.2 EVALUATION BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. 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. ]]> 30 Nov 2010 03:31:46 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.11.30.033146 pacific.2010.11.30.033146 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 28.4 139.7 -481000 28.4 139.7 -481000 6.9 BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0332Z 30 NOV 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 REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY. ORIGIN TIME - 0324Z 30 NOV 2010 COORDINATES - 28.4 NORTH 139.7 EAST DEPTH - 481 KM LOCATION - BONIN ISLANDS JAPAN REGION 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. ]]> 21 Oct 2010 18:02:22 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.10.21.180222 pacific.2010.10.21.180222 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 24.9 -109.0 -10000 24.9 -109.0 -10000 6.9 GULF OF CALIFORNIA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1802Z 21 OCT 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 - 1753Z 21 OCT 2010 COORDINATES - 24.9 NORTH 109.0 WEST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - GULF OF CALIFORNIA MAGNITUDE - 6.9 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. ]]> 29 Sep 2010 18:06:17 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.09.29.180617 pacific.2010.09.29.180617 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -5.0 133.8 -33000 -5.0 133.8 -33000 6.3 ARU ISLANDS REGION INDONESIA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1808Z 29 SEP 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. NOTE: THIS IS A COMLEX/MULTIPLE RUPTURE EQ OF Mw7.2 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 - 1711Z 29 SEP 2010 COORDINATES - 5.0 SOUTH 133.8 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - ARU ISLANDS REGION INDONESIA 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 Sep 2010 16:45:20 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.09.03.164520 pacific.2010.09.03.164520 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -43.6 172.7 -66000 -43.6 172.7 -66000 7.4 SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1645Z 03 SEP 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 - 1636Z 03 SEP 2010 COORDINATES - 43.6 SOUTH 172.7 EAST DEPTH - 66 KM LOCATION - SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND MAGNITUDE - 7.4 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. ]]> 03 Sep 2010 11:27:07 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.09.03.112707 pacific.2010.09.03.112707 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 51.5 -175.9 -34000 51.5 -175.9 -34000 6.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS ALEUTIAN IS. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1128Z 03 SEP 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 - 1116Z 03 SEP 2010 COORDINATES - 51.5 NORTH 175.9 WEST DEPTH - 34 KM LOCATION - ANDREANOF ISLANDS ALEUTIAN IS. MAGNITUDE - 6.5 EVALUATION A WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE INFORMATION REGARDING ANY LOCAL TSUNAMI THREAT TO COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. 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. ]]> 14 Aug 2010 23:11:28 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.14.231128 pacific.2010.08.14.231128 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 12.2 141.6 -100000 12.2 141.6 -100000 6.5 SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2311Z 14 AUG 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 - 2301Z 14 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 12.2 NORTH 141.6 EAST DEPTH - 100 KM LOCATION - SOUTH OF MARIANA 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 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. ]]> 14 Aug 2010 07:39:54 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.14.073954 pacific.2010.08.14.073954 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 12.3 141.5 -20000 12.3 141.5 -20000 6.5 SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0740Z 14 AUG 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 - 0730Z 14 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 12.3 NORTH 141.5 EAST DEPTH - 20 KM LOCATION - SOUTH OF MARIANA 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 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. ]]> 13 Aug 2010 21:29:08 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.13.212908 pacific.2010.08.13.212908 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 12.5 141.7 -20000 12.5 141.7 -20000 7.2 SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2129Z 13 AUG 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 - 2120Z 13 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 12.5 NORTH 141.7 EAST DEPTH - 20 KM LOCATION - SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.2 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 2010 12:03:06 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.12.120306 pacific.2010.08.12.120306 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -1.4 -77.4 -186000 -1.4 -77.4 -186000 7.2 ECUADOR TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1203Z 12 AUG 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 - 1154Z 12 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 1.4 SOUTH 77.4 WEST DEPTH - 186 KM LOCATION - ECUADOR MAGNITUDE - 7.2 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. ]]> 10 Aug 2010 05:45:55 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.10.054555 pacific.2010.08.10.054555 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -17.5 168.0 -21000 -17.5 168.0 -21000 7.5 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0551Z 10 AUG 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. NOTE THAT A TSUNAMI WAS RECORDED AT PORT VILA, VANUATU 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 - 0524Z 10 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 17.5 SOUTH 168.0 EAST DEPTH - 21 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.5 EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. A RECORDED WAVE AMPLITUDE OF 23 CM HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT PORT VILA, VANUATU. THIS IS ONLY AN INITIAL MEASUREMENT OF THE FIRST ARRIVING TSUNAMI WAVE. HIGHER WAVE AMPLITUDES MAY YET TO BE OBSERVED 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. ]]> 10 Aug 2010 05:34:22 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.10.053422 pacific.2010.08.10.053422 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -17.6 167.9 -65000 -17.6 167.9 -65000 7.5 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0534Z 10 AUG 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 - 0524Z 10 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 17.6 SOUTH 167.9 EAST DEPTH - 65 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.5 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. ]]> 04 Aug 2010 22:09:40 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.04.220940 pacific.2010.08.04.220940 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -6.0 150.8 -81000 -6.0 150.8 -81000 7.0 NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2209Z 04 AUG 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 - 2202Z 04 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 6.0 SOUTH 150.8 EAST DEPTH - 81 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. 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 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 2010 12:17:07 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.08.03.121707 pacific.2010.08.03.121707 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 1.1 126.4 -87000 1.1 126.4 -87000 6.5 NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1218Z 03 AUG 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 - 1209Z 03 AUG 2010 COORDINATES - 1.1 NORTH 126.4 EAST DEPTH - 87 KM LOCATION - NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA MAGNITUDE - 6.5 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. ]]> 24 Jul 2010 05:44:20 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.24.054420 pacific.2010.07.24.054420 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 6.2 123.7 -545000 6.2 123.7 -545000 6.5 MINDANAO PHILIPPINES TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0544Z 24 JUL 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 - 0535Z 24 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.2 NORTH 123.7 EAST DEPTH - 545 KM LOCATION - MINDANAO PHILIPPINES MAGNITUDE - 6.5 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. ]]> 23 Jul 2010 23:27:00 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.23.232700 pacific.2010.07.23.232700 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 6.8 123.3 -614000 6.8 123.3 -614000 7.2 MINDANAO PHILIPPINES TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2327Z 23 JUL 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 - 2315Z 23 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.8 NORTH 123.3 EAST DEPTH - 614 KM LOCATION - MINDANAO PHILIPPINES MAGNITUDE - 7.2 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. ]]> 23 Jul 2010 23:01:09 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.23.230109 pacific.2010.07.23.230109 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 6.5 123.6 -581000 6.5 123.6 -581000 7.3 MINDANAO PHILIPPINES TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2301Z 23 JUL 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 - 2251Z 23 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.5 NORTH 123.6 EAST DEPTH - 581 KM LOCATION - MINDANAO PHILIPPINES MAGNITUDE - 7.3 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. ]]> 23 Jul 2010 22:16:24 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.23.221624 pacific.2010.07.23.221624 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 6.7 123.5 -615000 6.7 123.5 -615000 7.1 MINDANAO PHILIPPINES TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2216Z 23 JUL 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 - 2208Z 23 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.7 NORTH 123.5 EAST DEPTH - 615 KM LOCATION - MINDANAO PHILIPPINES MAGNITUDE - 7.1 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. ]]> 20 Jul 2010 19:27:19 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.20.192719 pacific.2010.07.20.192719 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -6.0 150.7 -56000 -6.0 150.7 -56000 6.6 NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1927Z 20 JUL 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 - 1918Z 20 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.0 SOUTH 150.7 EAST DEPTH - 56 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. 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. ]]> 18 Jul 2010 15:42:47 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.18.154247 pacific.2010.07.18.154247 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -6.1 150.5 -63000 -6.1 150.5 -63000 7.3 NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1545Z 18 JUL 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. NOTE REVISED MAGNITUDE. NO TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED. REPEAT NO TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED. 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 - 1335Z 18 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.1 SOUTH 150.5 EAST DEPTH - 63 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. MAGNITUDE - 7.3 EVALUATION 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. 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. ]]> 18 Jul 2010 15:34:20 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.18.153420 pacific.2010.07.18.153420 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -6.1 150.5 -63000 -6.1 150.5 -63000 7.3 NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1537Z 18 JUL 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 ... NOTE THE REVISED MAGNITUDE 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 - 1335Z 18 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.1 SOUTH 150.5 EAST DEPTH - 63 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. MAGNITUDE - 7.3 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. ]]> 18 Jul 2010 14:10:27 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.18.141027 pacific.2010.07.18.141027 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -6.1 150.5 -63000 -6.1 150.5 -63000 6.8 NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1410Z 18 JUL 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 - 1335Z 18 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.1 SOUTH 150.5 EAST DEPTH - 63 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN 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. ]]> 18 Jul 2010 13:13:50 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.18.131350 pacific.2010.07.18.131350 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -6.2 150.6 -57000 -6.2 150.6 -57000 7.2 NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1314Z 18 JUL 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 - 1304Z 18 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 6.2 SOUTH 150.6 EAST DEPTH - 57 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G. MAGNITUDE - 7.2 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. ]]> 18 Jul 2010 06:04:17 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.18.060417 pacific.2010.07.18.060417 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 52.5 -169.5 -59000 52.5 -169.5 -59000 6.7 FOX ISLANDS ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0604Z 18 JUL 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 - 0557Z 18 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 52.5 NORTH 169.5 WEST DEPTH - 59 KM LOCATION - FOX ISLANDS ALEUTIAN ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 6.7 EVALUATION A WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE INFORMATION REGARDING ANY LOCAL TSUNAMI THREAT TO COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. 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. ]]> 14 Jul 2010 08:44:06 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.14.084406 pacific.2010.07.14.084406 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -37.9 -73.4 -33000 -37.9 -73.4 -33000 6.5 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0844Z 14 JUL 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 - 0832Z 14 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 37.9 SOUTH 73.4 WEST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL 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. ]]> 02 Jul 2010 06:13:37 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.07.02.061337 pacific.2010.07.02.061337 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -13.6 166.4 -66000 -13.6 166.4 -66000 6.7 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0614Z 02 JUL 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 - 0604Z 02 JUL 2010 COORDINATES - 13.6 SOUTH 166.4 EAST DEPTH - 66 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS 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. ]]> 26 Jun 2010 05:39:23 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.06.26.053923 pacific.2010.06.26.053923 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -10.6 161.6 -30000 -10.6 161.6 -30000 7.1 SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0540Z 26 JUN 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 - 0530Z 26 JUN 2010 COORDINATES - 10.6 SOUTH 161.6 EAST DEPTH - 30 KM LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.1 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. ]]> 16 Jun 2010 03:25:23 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.06.16.032523 pacific.2010.06.16.032523 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -2.3 136.6 -20000 -2.3 136.6 -20000 7.4 IRIAN JAYA REGION INDONESIA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0326Z 16 JUN 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 - 0316Z 16 JUN 2010 COORDINATES - 2.3 SOUTH 136.6 EAST DEPTH - 20 KM LOCATION - IRIAN JAYA REGION INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.3 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. ]]> 31 May 2010 20:05:44 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.05.31.200544 pacific.2010.05.31.200544 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 11.1 93.5 -33000 11.1 93.5 -33000 6.6 ANDAMAN ISLANDS INDIA REGION TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2006Z 31 MAY 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 - 1952Z 31 MAY 2010 COORDINATES - 11.1 NORTH 93.5 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - ANDAMAN ISLANDS INDIA REGION 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 WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 27 May 2010 18:36:52 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.05.27.183652 pacific.2010.05.27.183652 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) cancellation -13.7 166.5 -20000 -13.7 166.5 -20000 7.2 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1838Z 27 MAY 2010 NOTE: THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EARTHQUAKE HAS BEEN REVISED DOWNWARD TO 7.2. 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 VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA 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 - 1715Z 27 MAY 2010 COORDINATES - 13.7 SOUTH 166.5 EAST DEPTH - 20 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.2 EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS DO NOT SHOW ANY TSUNAMI SIGNALS. IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED IT DOES NOT POSE A THREAT TO ANY AREAS OUTSIDE THE EPICENTRAL REGION. 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. ]]> 27 May 2010 17:37:25 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.05.27.173725 pacific.2010.05.27.173725 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -13.7 166.5 -20000 -13.7 166.5 -20000 7.3 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1739Z 27 MAY 2010 NOTE: ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIMES IN THE FIRST BULLETIN WERE INCORRECT AND THEY HAVE BEEN CORRECTED IN THIS BULLETIN. 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 VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA 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 - 1715Z 27 MAY 2010 COORDINATES - 13.7 SOUTH 166.5 EAST DEPTH - 20 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.3 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 CONTINUE TO 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ VANUATU ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1737Z 27 MAY ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 1831Z 27 MAY SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1805Z 27 MAY GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1845Z 27 MAY MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1848Z 27 MAY AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1852Z 27 MAY HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1852Z 27 MAY NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 1923Z 27 MAY 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. ]]> 27 May 2010 17:26:33 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.05.27.172633 pacific.2010.05.27.172633 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -13.7 166.5 -20000 -13.7 166.5 -20000 7.6 VANUATU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1727Z 27 MAY 2010 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 SOLOMON IS. / VANUATU / NEW CALEDONIA 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 - 1715Z 27 MAY 2010 COORDINATES - 13.7 SOUTH 166.5 EAST DEPTH - 20 KM LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.6 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ SOLOMON IS. MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 0832Z 27 MAY GHATERE 7.5S 159.0E 0846Z 27 MAY HONIARA 9.0S 160.0E 0911Z 27 MAY AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 0917Z 27 MAY KIRAKIRA 10.0S 162.0E 0928Z 27 MAY VANUATU ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1027Z 27 MAY ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 1114Z 27 MAY NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 1121Z 27 MAY 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. ]]> 26 May 2010 09:04:20 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.05.26.090420 pacific.2010.05.26.090420 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 25.8 129.8 -30000 25.8 129.8 -30000 6.6 SOUTHEAST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0905Z 26 MAY 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 - 0853Z 26 MAY 2010 COORDINATES - 25.8 NORTH 129.8 EAST DEPTH - 30 KM LOCATION - SOUTHEAST OF RYUKYU 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 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 Apr 2010 23:20:44 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.04.30.232044 pacific.2010.04.30.232044 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 60.4 -177.7 -20000 60.4 -177.7 -20000 6.6 BERING SEA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2321Z 30 APR 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 - 2312Z 30 APR 2010 COORDINATES - 60.4 NORTH 177.7 WEST DEPTH - 20 KM LOCATION - BERING SEA 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 WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. ]]> 26 Apr 2010 03:08:04 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.04.26.030804 pacific.2010.04.26.030804 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 22.4 124.0 -10000 22.4 124.0 -10000 6.5 SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0308Z 26 APR 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 - 0300Z 26 APR 2010 COORDINATES - 22.4 NORTH 124.0 EAST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN 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. ]]> 11 Apr 2010 09:52:37 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.04.11.095237 pacific.2010.04.11.095237 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -11.0 161.1 -68000 -11.0 161.1 -68000 7.0 SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0953Z 11 APR 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 - 0941Z 11 APR 2010 COORDINATES - 11.0 SOUTH 161.1 EAST DEPTH - 68 KM LOCATION - SOLOMON 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 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 Apr 2010 22:47:16 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.04.04.224716 pacific.2010.04.04.224716 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 31.6 -115.5 -10000 31.6 -115.5 -10000 7.3 BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2247Z 04 APR 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 - 2241Z 04 APR 2010 COORDINATES - 31.6 NORTH 115.5 WEST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO MAGNITUDE - 7.3 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. ]]> 16 Mar 2010 02:29:32 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.03.16.022932 pacific.2010.03.16.022932 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -36.2 -73.5 -10000 -36.2 -73.5 -10000 6.7 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0230Z 16 MAR 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 - 0222Z 16 MAR 2010 COORDINATES - 36.2 SOUTH 73.5 WEST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE 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. ]]> 11 Mar 2010 14:52:12 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.03.11.145212 pacific.2010.03.11.145212 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -34.1 -71.8 -10000 -34.1 -71.8 -10000 7.2 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1453Z 11 MAR 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 - 1440Z 11 MAR 2010 COORDINATES - 34.1 SOUTH 71.8 WEST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 7.2 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. ]]> 05 Mar 2010 11:59:12 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.03.05.115912 pacific.2010.03.05.115912 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information -36.6 -73.4 -29000 -36.6 -73.4 -29000 6.6 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1159Z 05 MAR 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 - 1147Z 05 MAR 2010 COORDINATES - 36.6 SOUTH 73.4 WEST DEPTH - 29 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE 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 Feb 2010 09:37:06 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.093706 pacific.2010.02.28.093706 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) cancellation -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 027 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0940Z 28 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 WARNING CANCELLATION ... THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. THE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL COUNTRIES. 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- NAHA OKINAWA 26.2N 127.7E 0754Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 32MIN OFUNATO HONSHU 39.0N 141.8E 0559Z 0.41M / 1.3FT 48MIN OMAEZAKI HONSHU 34.6N 138.2E 0616Z 0.34M / 1.1FT 70MIN HANASAKI HOKKAIDO 43.3N 145.6E 0636Z 0.82M / 2.7FT 24MIN DUTCH HBR UNALASKA 53.9N 166.5W 0325Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 28MIN ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0412Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 20MIN GUAM US 13.4N 144.7E 0307Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 34MIN DART SAIPAN 52401 19.3N 155.8E 0355Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 18MIN MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0137Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN WAKE US 19.3N 166.6E 0259Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 12MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 DATA INDICATE THAT A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI HAS OCCURRED. HOWEVER - ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR COASTAL AREAS NOT ALREADY AFFECTED. FOR THOSE 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. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY THIS CENTER...THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 08:56:50 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.085650 pacific.2010.02.28.085650 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 020 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0859Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAPAN ... 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 07:53:52 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.075352 pacific.2010.02.28.075352 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 025 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0757Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAPAN ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR RUSSIA 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- OFUNATO HONSHU 39.0N 141.8E 0559Z 0.41M / 1.3FT 48MIN OMAEZAKI HONSHU 34.6N 138.2E 0616Z 0.34M / 1.1FT 70MIN HANASAKI HOKKAIDO 43.3N 145.6E 0636Z 0.82M / 2.7FT 24MIN DUTCH HBR UNALASKA 53.9N 166.5W 0325Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 28MIN ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0412Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 20MIN GUAM US 13.4N 144.7E 0307Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 34MIN DART SAIPAN 52401 19.3N 155.8E 0355Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 18MIN MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0137Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN WAKE US 19.3N 166.6E 0259Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 12MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 06:49:38 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.064938 pacific.2010.02.28.064938 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 024 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0700Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- OMAEZAKI HONSHU 34.6N 138.2E 0555Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 42MIN OFUNATO HONSHU 39.0N 141.8E 0558Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 48MIN HANASAKI HOKKAIDO 43.3N 145.6E 0551Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 44MIN DUTCH HBR UNALASKA 53.9N 166.5W 0325Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 28MIN ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0412Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 20MIN GUAM US 13.4N 144.7E 0307Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 34MIN DART SAIPAN 52401 19.3N 155.8E 0355Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 18MIN MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0137Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN WAKE US 19.3N 166.6E 0259Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 12MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 05:53:11 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.055311 pacific.2010.02.28.055311 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 023 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0556Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- OFUNATO HONSHU 39.0N 141.8E 0532Z 0.21M / 0.7FT 32MIN HANASAKI HOKKAIDO 43.3N 145.6E 0456Z 0.31M / 1.0FT 60MIN GUAM US 13.4N 144.7E 0307Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 34MIN DART SAIPAN 52401 19.3N 155.8E 0355Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 18MIN MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0137Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN WAKE US 19.3N 166.6E 0259Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 12MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 04:46:10 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.044610 pacific.2010.02.28.044610 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 022 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0449Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- GUAM US 13.4N 144.7E 0307Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 34MIN DART SAIPAN 52401 19.3N 155.8E 0355Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 18MIN MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0137Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN WAKE US 19.3N 166.6E 0259Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 12MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 03:39:37 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.033937 pacific.2010.02.28.033937 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 021 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0344Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0137Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN WAKE US 19.3N 166.6E 0259Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 12MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 02:31:49 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.023149 pacific.2010.02.28.023149 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 020 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0235Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN ... A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE FAR FROM ITS SOURCE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 28 Feb 2010 01:30:56 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.28.013056 pacific.2010.02.28.013056 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 019 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0135Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN ... A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2151Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 44MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 1844Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 30MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE FAR FROM ITS SOURCE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 23:48:03 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.234803 pacific.2010.02.27.234803 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 018 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0012Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / JOHNSTON IS. / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / WAKE IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / CHUUK / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSIA / JAPAN 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2151Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 44MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 1844Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 30MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE FAR FROM ITS SOURCE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 22:39:24 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.223924 pacific.2010.02.27.223924 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 017 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2241Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2140Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 76MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2151Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 44MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2132Z 0.66M / 2.2FT 12MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2029Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 48MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 1844Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 30MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 9.4E 81.2W 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 21:31:41 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.213141 pacific.2010.02.27.213141 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 016 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2132Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 1844Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 30MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1549Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 20:27:36 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.202736 pacific.2010.02.27.202736 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 015 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2028Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 1844Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 30MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1549Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 19:32:05 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.193205 pacific.2010.02.27.193205 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 014 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1934Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 1844Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 30MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1549Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 18:41:09 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.184109 pacific.2010.02.27.184109 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 013 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1843Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1743Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 18MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1549Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 17:50:55 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.175055 pacific.2010.02.27.175055 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 012 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1752Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1549Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 16:47:46 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.164746 pacific.2010.02.27.164746 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 011 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1650Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1549Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 15:43:16 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.154316 pacific.2010.02.27.154316 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 010 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1545Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1519Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 48MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PUERTO WILLIAMS 54.8S 68.2W 1404Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB CAPE ADARE 71.0S 170.0E 1650Z 27 FEB PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB BALBOA HTS. 9.0N 79.6W 1457Z 27 FEB COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB PUERTO QUEPOS 9.4N 84.2W 1417Z 27 FEB CABO SAN ELENA 10.9N 86.0W 1452Z 27 FEB NICARAGUA SAN JUAN DL SUR 11.2N 85.9W 1452Z 27 FEB PUERTO SANDINO 12.2N 86.8W 1512Z 27 FEB CORINTO 12.5N 87.2W 1520Z 27 FEB PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 1455Z 27 FEB HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 87.6W 1520Z 27 FEB EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 89.8W 1531Z 27 FEB GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.9N 91.2W 1539Z 27 FEB FR. POLYNESIA RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 1542Z 27 FEB HIVA OA 10.0S 139.0W 1723Z 27 FEB PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 1748Z 27 FEB MEXICO PUERTO MADERO 14.8N 92.5W 1552Z 27 FEB ACAPULCO 16.9N 99.9W 1615Z 27 FEB MANZANILLO 19.1N 104.3W 1709Z 27 FEB SOCORRO 18.8N 111.0W 1719Z 27 FEB CABO SAN LUCAS 22.8N 110.0W 1749Z 27 FEB MAZATLAN 23.2N 106.4W 1753Z 27 FEB PUNTA ABREOJOS 26.7N 113.6W 1856Z 27 FEB ENSENADA 31.8N 116.8W 2016Z 27 FEB COOK ISLANDS RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 1814Z 27 FEB PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 1925Z 27 FEB PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 1950Z 27 FEB KIRIBATI FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 1836Z 27 FEB MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 1934Z 27 FEB CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 2028Z 27 FEB KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 2112Z 27 FEB TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 2258Z 27 FEB KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 1912Z 27 FEB NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1918Z 27 FEB NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 1918Z 27 FEB GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 1922Z 27 FEB DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 1952Z 27 FEB NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1954Z 27 FEB WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1955Z 27 FEB MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2005Z 27 FEB NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2010Z 27 FEB BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 2030Z 27 FEB LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2040Z 27 FEB AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2056Z 27 FEB NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2127Z 27 FEB WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2129Z 27 FEB AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2140Z 27 FEB NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2219Z 27 FEB TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1940Z 27 FEB AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1951Z 27 FEB SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 2006Z 27 FEB JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 2026Z 27 FEB WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 2028Z 27 FEB TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 2030Z 27 FEB FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 2104Z 27 FEB AUSTRALIA HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 2105Z 27 FEB SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 2146Z 27 FEB BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 2310Z 27 FEB GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 0101Z 28 FEB CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 0159Z 28 FEB MACKAY 21.1S 149.3E 0251Z 28 FEB HAWAII HILO 19.7N 155.1W 2119Z 27 FEB HONOLULU 21.3N 157.9W 2152Z 27 FEB NAWILIWILI 22.0N 159.4W 2158Z 27 FEB PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 2124Z 27 FEB TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 2125Z 27 FEB VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2137Z 27 FEB ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2235Z 27 FEB HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 2154Z 27 FEB NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 2218Z 27 FEB JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 2245Z 27 FEB SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2321Z 27 FEB MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 0001Z 28 FEB GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 0001Z 28 FEB AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 0004Z 28 FEB HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 0004Z 28 FEB FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 0017Z 28 FEB PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 0020Z 28 FEB NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 2331Z 27 FEB MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 2339Z 27 FEB KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 0013Z 28 FEB ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 0102Z 28 FEB MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 0022Z 28 FEB KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 0026Z 28 FEB PAPUA NEW GUINE AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 0036Z 28 FEB KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 0038Z 28 FEB RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 0102Z 28 FEB PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0123Z 28 FEB LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0128Z 28 FEB KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0135Z 28 FEB MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0154Z 28 FEB MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0214Z 28 FEB WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 0237Z 28 FEB VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 0258Z 28 FEB POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 0111Z 28 FEB WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0112Z 28 FEB CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0213Z 28 FEB RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB MARCUS IS. MARCUS IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0248Z 28 FEB INDONESIA JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 0302Z 28 FEB WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 0345Z 28 FEB MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 0405Z 28 FEB SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 0433Z 28 FEB BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 0452Z 28 FEB PATANI 0.4N 128.8E 0505Z 28 FEB GEME 4.6N 126.8E 0512Z 28 FEB N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0303Z 28 FEB GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0311Z 28 FEB YAP YAP IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0352Z 28 FEB BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 0413Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB PHILIPPINES DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E 0527Z 28 FEB PALANAN 17.1N 122.6E 0559Z 28 FEB LEGASPI 13.2N 123.8E 0604Z 28 FEB CHINESE TAIPEI HUALIEN 24.0N 121.6E 0626Z 28 FEB HUALIEN 24.0N 121.7E 0626Z 28 FEB CHILUNG 25.2N 121.8E 0654Z 28 FEB TAITUNG 22.7N 121.2E 0655Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 14:45:53 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.144553 pacific.2010.02.27.144553 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 009 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1446Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1418Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 44MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1313Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 36MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 13:45:06 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.134506 pacific.2010.02.27.134506 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 008 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1346Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 12:46:23 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.124623 pacific.2010.02.27.124623 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 007 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1249Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1160Z 0.44M / 1.4FT 08MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PUERTO WILLIAMS 54.8S 68.2W 1404Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB CAPE ADARE 71.0S 170.0E 1650Z 27 FEB PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB BALBOA HTS. 9.0N 79.6W 1457Z 27 FEB COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB PUERTO QUEPOS 9.4N 84.2W 1417Z 27 FEB CABO SAN ELENA 10.9N 86.0W 1452Z 27 FEB NICARAGUA SAN JUAN DL SUR 11.2N 85.9W 1452Z 27 FEB PUERTO SANDINO 12.2N 86.8W 1512Z 27 FEB CORINTO 12.5N 87.2W 1520Z 27 FEB PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 1455Z 27 FEB HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 87.6W 1520Z 27 FEB EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 89.8W 1531Z 27 FEB GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.9N 91.2W 1539Z 27 FEB FR. POLYNESIA RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 1542Z 27 FEB HIVA OA 10.0S 139.0W 1723Z 27 FEB PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 1748Z 27 FEB MEXICO PUERTO MADERO 14.8N 92.5W 1552Z 27 FEB ACAPULCO 16.9N 99.9W 1615Z 27 FEB MANZANILLO 19.1N 104.3W 1709Z 27 FEB SOCORRO 18.8N 111.0W 1719Z 27 FEB CABO SAN LUCAS 22.8N 110.0W 1749Z 27 FEB MAZATLAN 23.2N 106.4W 1753Z 27 FEB PUNTA ABREOJOS 26.7N 113.6W 1856Z 27 FEB ENSENADA 31.8N 116.8W 2016Z 27 FEB COOK ISLANDS RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 1814Z 27 FEB PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 1925Z 27 FEB PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 1950Z 27 FEB KIRIBATI FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 1836Z 27 FEB MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 1934Z 27 FEB CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 2028Z 27 FEB KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 2112Z 27 FEB TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 2258Z 27 FEB KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 1912Z 27 FEB NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1918Z 27 FEB NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 1918Z 27 FEB GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 1922Z 27 FEB DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 1952Z 27 FEB NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1954Z 27 FEB WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1955Z 27 FEB MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2005Z 27 FEB NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2010Z 27 FEB BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 2030Z 27 FEB LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2040Z 27 FEB AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2056Z 27 FEB NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2127Z 27 FEB WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2129Z 27 FEB AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2140Z 27 FEB NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2219Z 27 FEB TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1940Z 27 FEB AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1951Z 27 FEB SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 2006Z 27 FEB JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 2026Z 27 FEB WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 2028Z 27 FEB TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 2030Z 27 FEB FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 2104Z 27 FEB AUSTRALIA HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 2105Z 27 FEB SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 2146Z 27 FEB BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 2310Z 27 FEB GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 0101Z 28 FEB CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 0159Z 28 FEB MACKAY 21.1S 149.3E 0251Z 28 FEB HAWAII HILO 19.7N 155.1W 2119Z 27 FEB HONOLULU 21.3N 157.9W 2152Z 27 FEB NAWILIWILI 22.0N 159.4W 2158Z 27 FEB PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 2124Z 27 FEB TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 2125Z 27 FEB VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2137Z 27 FEB ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2235Z 27 FEB HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 2154Z 27 FEB NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 2218Z 27 FEB JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 2245Z 27 FEB SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2321Z 27 FEB MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 0001Z 28 FEB GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 0001Z 28 FEB AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 0004Z 28 FEB HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 0004Z 28 FEB FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 0017Z 28 FEB PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 0020Z 28 FEB NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 2331Z 27 FEB MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 2339Z 27 FEB KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 0013Z 28 FEB ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 0102Z 28 FEB MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 0022Z 28 FEB KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 0026Z 28 FEB PAPUA NEW GUINE AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 0036Z 28 FEB KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 0038Z 28 FEB RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 0102Z 28 FEB PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0123Z 28 FEB LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0128Z 28 FEB KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0135Z 28 FEB MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0154Z 28 FEB MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0214Z 28 FEB WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 0237Z 28 FEB VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 0258Z 28 FEB POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 0111Z 28 FEB WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0112Z 28 FEB CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0213Z 28 FEB RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB MARCUS IS. MARCUS IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0248Z 28 FEB INDONESIA JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 0302Z 28 FEB WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 0345Z 28 FEB MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 0405Z 28 FEB SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 0433Z 28 FEB BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 0452Z 28 FEB PATANI 0.4N 128.8E 0505Z 28 FEB GEME 4.6N 126.8E 0512Z 28 FEB N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0303Z 28 FEB GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0311Z 28 FEB YAP YAP IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0352Z 28 FEB BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 0413Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB PHILIPPINES DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E 0527Z 28 FEB PALANAN 17.1N 122.6E 0559Z 28 FEB LEGASPI 13.2N 123.8E 0604Z 28 FEB CHINESE TAIPEI HUALIEN 24.0N 121.6E 0626Z 28 FEB HUALIEN 24.0N 121.7E 0626Z 28 FEB CHILUNG 25.2N 121.8E 0654Z 28 FEB TAITUNG 22.7N 121.2E 0655Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 11:46:50 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.114650 pacific.2010.02.27.114650 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 006 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1147Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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. 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 10:43:29 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.104329 pacific.2010.02.27.104329 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 005 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1045Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0906Z 0.27M / 0.9FT 72MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1007Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 44MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PUERTO WILLIAMS 54.8S 68.2W 1404Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB CAPE ADARE 71.0S 170.0E 1650Z 27 FEB PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB BALBOA HTS. 9.0N 79.6W 1457Z 27 FEB COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB PUERTO QUEPOS 9.4N 84.2W 1417Z 27 FEB CABO SAN ELENA 10.9N 86.0W 1452Z 27 FEB NICARAGUA SAN JUAN DL SUR 11.2N 85.9W 1452Z 27 FEB PUERTO SANDINO 12.2N 86.8W 1512Z 27 FEB CORINTO 12.5N 87.2W 1520Z 27 FEB PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 1455Z 27 FEB HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 87.6W 1520Z 27 FEB EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 89.8W 1531Z 27 FEB GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.9N 91.2W 1539Z 27 FEB FR. POLYNESIA RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 1542Z 27 FEB HIVA OA 10.0S 139.0W 1723Z 27 FEB PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 1748Z 27 FEB MEXICO PUERTO MADERO 14.8N 92.5W 1552Z 27 FEB ACAPULCO 16.9N 99.9W 1615Z 27 FEB MANZANILLO 19.1N 104.3W 1709Z 27 FEB SOCORRO 18.8N 111.0W 1719Z 27 FEB CABO SAN LUCAS 22.8N 110.0W 1749Z 27 FEB MAZATLAN 23.2N 106.4W 1753Z 27 FEB PUNTA ABREOJOS 26.7N 113.6W 1856Z 27 FEB ENSENADA 31.8N 116.8W 2016Z 27 FEB COOK ISLANDS RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 1814Z 27 FEB PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 1925Z 27 FEB PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 1950Z 27 FEB KIRIBATI FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 1836Z 27 FEB MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 1934Z 27 FEB CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 2028Z 27 FEB KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 2112Z 27 FEB TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 2258Z 27 FEB KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 1912Z 27 FEB NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1918Z 27 FEB NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 1918Z 27 FEB GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 1922Z 27 FEB DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 1952Z 27 FEB NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1954Z 27 FEB WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1955Z 27 FEB MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2005Z 27 FEB NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2010Z 27 FEB BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 2030Z 27 FEB LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2040Z 27 FEB AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2056Z 27 FEB NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2127Z 27 FEB WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2129Z 27 FEB AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2140Z 27 FEB NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2219Z 27 FEB TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1940Z 27 FEB AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1951Z 27 FEB SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 2006Z 27 FEB JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 2026Z 27 FEB WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 2028Z 27 FEB TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 2030Z 27 FEB FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 2104Z 27 FEB AUSTRALIA HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 2105Z 27 FEB SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 2146Z 27 FEB BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 2310Z 27 FEB GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 0101Z 28 FEB CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 0159Z 28 FEB MACKAY 21.1S 149.3E 0251Z 28 FEB HAWAII HILO 19.7N 155.1W 2119Z 27 FEB HONOLULU 21.3N 157.9W 2152Z 27 FEB NAWILIWILI 22.0N 159.4W 2158Z 27 FEB PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 2124Z 27 FEB TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 2125Z 27 FEB VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2137Z 27 FEB ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2235Z 27 FEB HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 2154Z 27 FEB NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 2218Z 27 FEB JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 2245Z 27 FEB SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2321Z 27 FEB MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 0001Z 28 FEB GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 0001Z 28 FEB AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 0004Z 28 FEB HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 0004Z 28 FEB FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 0017Z 28 FEB PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 0020Z 28 FEB NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 2331Z 27 FEB MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 2339Z 27 FEB KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 0013Z 28 FEB ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 0102Z 28 FEB MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 0022Z 28 FEB KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 0026Z 28 FEB PAPUA NEW GUINE AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 0036Z 28 FEB KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 0038Z 28 FEB RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 0102Z 28 FEB PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0123Z 28 FEB LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0128Z 28 FEB KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0135Z 28 FEB MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0154Z 28 FEB MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0214Z 28 FEB WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 0237Z 28 FEB VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 0258Z 28 FEB POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 0111Z 28 FEB WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0112Z 28 FEB CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0213Z 28 FEB RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB MARCUS IS. MARCUS IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0248Z 28 FEB INDONESIA JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 0302Z 28 FEB WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 0345Z 28 FEB MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 0405Z 28 FEB SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 0433Z 28 FEB BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 0452Z 28 FEB PATANI 0.4N 128.8E 0505Z 28 FEB GEME 4.6N 126.8E 0512Z 28 FEB N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0303Z 28 FEB GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0311Z 28 FEB YAP YAP IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0352Z 28 FEB BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 0413Z 28 FEB JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB PHILIPPINES DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E 0527Z 28 FEB PALANAN 17.1N 122.6E 0559Z 28 FEB LEGASPI 13.2N 123.8E 0604Z 28 FEB CHINESE TAIPEI HUALIEN 24.0N 121.6E 0626Z 28 FEB HUALIEN 24.0N 121.7E 0626Z 28 FEB CHILUNG 25.2N 121.8E 0654Z 28 FEB TAITUNG 22.7N 121.2E 0655Z 28 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 09:46:14 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.094614 pacific.2010.02.27.094614 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0947Z 27 FEB 2010 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 CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0832Z 0.40M / 1.3FT 58MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 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 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PUERTO WILLIAMS 54.8S 68.2W 1404Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB BALBOA HTS. 9.0N 79.6W 1457Z 27 FEB COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB PUERTO QUEPOS 9.4N 84.2W 1417Z 27 FEB CABO SAN ELENA 10.9N 86.0W 1452Z 27 FEB NICARAGUA SAN JUAN DL SUR 11.2N 85.9W 1452Z 27 FEB PUERTO SANDINO 12.2N 86.8W 1512Z 27 FEB CORINTO 12.5N 87.2W 1520Z 27 FEB PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 1455Z 27 FEB HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 87.6W 1520Z 27 FEB EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 89.8W 1531Z 27 FEB GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.9N 91.2W 1539Z 27 FEB FR. POLYNESIA RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 1542Z 27 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 08:42:58 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.084258 pacific.2010.02.27.084258 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.8 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0844Z 27 FEB 2010 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 CHILE / PERU A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0652Z 1.15M / 3.8FT 46MIN 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PUERTO WILLIAMS 54.8S 68.2W 1404Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB PUERTO QUEPOS 9.4N 84.2W 1417Z 27 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 07:44:03 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.074403 pacific.2010.02.27.074403 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.5 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0745Z 27 FEB 2010 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 CHILE / PERU A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.6 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0652Z 1.15M / 3.8FT 46MIN 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB 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. ]]> 27 Feb 2010 06:44:54 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.27.064454 pacific.2010.02.27.064454 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) warning -36.1 -72.6 -55000 -36.1 -72.6 -55000 8.5 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0646Z 27 FEB 2010 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 CHILE / PERU A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ECUADOR 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.5 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB 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. ]]> 26 Feb 2010 20:41:25 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.26.204125 pacific.2010.02.26.204125 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 26.1 128.5 -29000 26.1 128.5 -29000 7.3 RYUKYU ISLANDS JAPAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2044Z 26 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 - 2031Z 26 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 26.1 NORTH 128.5 EAST DEPTH - 29 KM LOCATION - RYUKYU ISLANDS JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 7.3 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. ]]> 18 Feb 2010 01:21:56 -0000 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2010.02.18.012156 pacific.2010.02.18.012156 ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov (PTWC) information 42.7 130.9 -558000 42.7 130.9 -558000 6.8 E. RUSSIA-N.E. CHINA BORDER REG. TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0122Z 18 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 - 0113Z 18 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 42.7 NORTH 130.9 EAST DEPTH - 558 KM LOCATION - E. RUSSIA-N.E. CHINA BORDER REG. 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 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 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. ]]>