TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 008
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0405Z 02 APR 2007

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

... TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE CANCELLED FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS
AND ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF ALASKA - BRITISH COLOMBIA -
WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA. THOSE AREAS SHOULD REFER TO
MESSAGES FROM THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER.

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   -  8.1

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  -----
 KINGS WHARF FJ       18.1S 178.4E  0207Z   0.04M =  0.1FT  38MIN
 PORT KEMBLAO AU      34.5S 150.9E  0244Z   0.05M =  0.2FT  14MIN
 VANUATU VU           17.8S 168.3E  0124Z   0.15M =  0.5FT  22MIN
 CAPE FERGUSON AU     19.3S 147.1E  0135Z   0.11M =  0.4FT  12MIN
 MANUS PG              2.0S 147.4E  0040Z   0.09M =  0.3FT  40MIN
 HONIARA SB            9.4S 160.0E  2308Z   0.20M =  0.6FT  62MIN
 
 LAT  - LATITUDE (N=NORTH, S=SOUTH)
 LON  - LONGITUDE (E=EAST, W=WEST)
 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z = UTC = GREENWICH TIME)
 AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
        IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
        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.  PTWC HAS
 RECEIVED REPORTS OF TSUNAMI RELATED FATALITIES FROM THE SOLOMON
 ISLANDS AND FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 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.   
 FOR ALL AREAS THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND TSUNAMI WATCH ARE             
 CANCELLED.                                                          

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