TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 005
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1011Z 13 JAN 2007

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... PACIFIC SEA-LEVEL READINGS ...

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SEA-LEVEL
READINGS OBTAINED FOLLOWING THE TSUNAMI WATCH AND WARNING
CANCELLATION.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  0423Z 13 JAN 2007
 COORDINATES -  46.7 NORTH  154.4 EAST 
 LOCATION    -  EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  8.2

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME    AMPL    PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ------  -----
 WAKE US              19.3N 166.6E  0848Z   0.08M  14MIN
 MIDWAY               28.2N 177.4W  0911Z   0.18M  10MIN
 ADAK AK              51.9N 176.6W  0831Z   0.04M  18MIN
 DART NW PAC 21414    48.9N 178.3E  0735Z   0.03M  08MIN
 SHEMYA AK            52.7N 174.1E  0712Z   0.32M  06MIN
 HANASAKI HOKKAIDO    43.3N 145.6E  0605Z   0.10M  28MIN

 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT
 AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST OR MIDDLE
        TO TROUGH OR HALF OF THE CREST TO TROUGH
 PER  - PERIOD OF TIME FROM ONE WAVE CREST 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.          
                                                                     
 OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL
 CHANGES OR STRONG AND UNUSUAL CURRENTS.                                                   

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.