TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0159Z 02 SEP 2007

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 -  0105Z 02 SEP 2007
 COORDINATES -  11.8 SOUTH  166.0 EAST
 DEPTH       -  SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM
 LOCATION    -  SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.3 (NOTE THIS IS REDUCED FROM 7.4)

EVALUATION

 FURTHER SEISMIC ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THIS EARTHQUAKE MAY
 BE THE KIND OF EARTHQUAKE THAT RUPTURES MORE SLOWLY AND HAS AN
 INCREASED POTENTIAL TO GENERATE TSUNAMI WAVES THAT COULD BE
 DAMAGING NEAR THE EPICENTER.  THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE
 TO MONITOR NEARBY SEA LEVEL GAUGES AND WILL REPORT ANY
 TSUNAMI WAVES THAT ARE OBSERVED.

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.