TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0126Z 16 AUG 2007 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. NOTE- PREVIOUS BULLETIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN BULLETIN NUMBER 002 ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PERU / CHILE / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NICARAGUA / GUATEMALA / EL SALVADOR / MEXICO / HONDURAS 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 - 2341Z 15 AUG 2007 COORDINATES - 13.5 SOUTH 76.7 WEST DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF PERU MAGNITUDE - 7.9 EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. WE HAVE OBSERVED A TSUNAMI SIGNAL ON THE DEEP OCEAN GAUGE OFF NORTHERN CHILE. A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD BE 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ PERU SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0023Z 16 AUG LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 0029Z 16 AUG MOLLENDO 17.2S 72.0W 0053Z 16 AUG TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 0117Z 16 AUG CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 0125Z 16 AUG PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 0155Z 16 AUG CHILE ARICA 18.5S 70.5W 0109Z 16 AUG IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.2W 0112Z 16 AUG ANTOFAGASTA 23.5S 70.5W 0130Z 16 AUG CALDERA 27.0S 71.0W 0152Z 16 AUG COQUIMBO 30.0S 71.5W 0220Z 16 AUG VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.8W 0244Z 16 AUG TALCAHUANO 36.8S 73.2W 0327Z 16 AUG CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0403Z 16 AUG EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 0455Z 16 AUG GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0519Z 16 AUG PUERTO MONTT 41.8S 73.0W 0533Z 16 AUG PUNTA ARENAS 54.2S 72.0W 0718Z 16 AUG ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 0142Z 16 AUG ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 0232Z 16 AUG BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.5W 0311Z 16 AUG COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 79.0W 0246Z 16 AUG BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 0319Z 16 AUG BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 0323Z 16 AUG PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.2N 78.0W 0327Z 16 AUG PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.8W 0331Z 16 AUG PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 0337Z 16 AUG BALBOA HTS. 8.8N 79.5W 0442Z 16 AUG COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 0341Z 16 AUG PUERTO QUEPOS 9.2N 84.2W 0407Z 16 AUG CABO SAN ELENA 10.9N 86.0W 0428Z 16 AUG NICARAGUA SAN JUAN DL SUR 11.2N 85.9W 0445Z 16 AUG PUERTO SANDINO 12.2N 87.0W 0500Z 16 AUG CORINTO 12.5N 87.2W 0503Z 16 AUG GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.8N 91.2W 0514Z 16 AUG EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 89.8W 0517Z 16 AUG MEXICO PUERTO MADERO 14.8N 92.5W 0541Z 16 AUG ACAPULCO 16.8N 100.0W 0604Z 16 AUG MANZANILLO 19.0N 104.5W 0646Z 16 AUG HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 87.6W 0542Z 16 AUG 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.