TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2055Z 01 APR 2007

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

... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

 SOLOMON IS. / PAPUA NEW GUINEA 

FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  2040Z 01 APR 2007
 COORDINATES -   8.6 SOUTH  157.2 EAST 
 LOCATION    -  SOLOMON ISLANDS
 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. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

 LOCATION                            COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
 --------------------------------    ------------    ------------
 SOLOMON IS.      MUNDA               8.4S 157.2E    2039Z 01 APR
                  FALAMAE             7.4S 155.6E    2059Z 01 APR
                  PANGGOE             7.0S 157.5E    2108Z 01 APR
                  GHATERE             7.5S 159.0E    2117Z 01 APR
                  HONIARA             9.0S 160.0E    2120Z 01 APR
                  AUKI                8.8S 160.6E    2130Z 01 APR
                  KIRAKIRA           10.0S 162.0E    2136Z 01 APR
 PAPUA NEW GUINE  AMUN                6.0S 154.7E    2116Z 01 APR
                  KIETA               6.1S 155.6E    2123Z 01 APR
                  RABAUL              4.2S 152.3E    2145Z 01 APR
                  LAE                 6.8S 147.0E    2214Z 01 APR
                  KAVIENG             2.5S 150.7E    2216Z 01 APR
                  MADANG              5.2S 145.8E    2241Z 01 APR
                  MANUS IS.           2.0S 147.5E    2250Z 01 APR
                  PORT MORESBY        9.3S 146.9E    2252Z 01 APR
                  WEWAK               3.5S 144.0E    2319Z 01 APR
                  VANIMO              2.6S 141.3E    2346Z 01 APR

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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 BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.