TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 027 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0940Z 28 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ... THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. THE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL COUNTRIES. 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 - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- NAHA OKINAWA 26.2N 127.7E 0754Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 32MIN OFUNATO HONSHU 39.0N 141.8E 0559Z 0.41M / 1.3FT 48MIN OMAEZAKI HONSHU 34.6N 138.2E 0616Z 0.34M / 1.1FT 70MIN HANASAKI HOKKAIDO 43.3N 145.6E 0636Z 0.82M / 2.7FT 24MIN DUTCH HBR UNALASKA 53.9N 166.5W 0325Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 28MIN ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0412Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 20MIN GUAM US 13.4N 144.7E 0307Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 34MIN DART SAIPAN 52401 19.3N 155.8E 0355Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 18MIN MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0137Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN WAKE US 19.3N 166.6E 0259Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 12MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0111Z 0.08M / 0.3FT 24MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 2323Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 2200Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 46MIN DART TONGA 51426 23.0S 168.1W 2003Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2213Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 50MIN SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2150Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 20MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 2027Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 12MIN JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 2248Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 64MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 2246Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 2157Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 54MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2024Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 62MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 2211Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 24MIN KAUMALAPAU HAWAII 20.8N 156.9W 2136Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 56MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 2147Z 0.98M / 3.2FT 22MIN MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 56MIN SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2035Z 0.41M / 1.4FT 32MIN SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2036Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 20MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2018Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 16MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1907Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 24MIN ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1931Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 26MIN DART SAN DIEGO 4641 32.2N 120.7W 1931Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 24MIN LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1934Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 10MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 1918Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 06MIN CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1833Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1416Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 52MIN BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. 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 DATA INDICATE THAT A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI HAS OCCURRED. HOWEVER - ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR COASTAL AREAS NOT ALREADY AFFECTED. FOR THOSE AFFECTED 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 COVERED BY THIS CENTER...THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED. 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.