Tsunami Information

December 26, 2006 on 8:42 am | In Tsunami | Comments Off 
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
0242 AM HST 26 DEC 2006

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0226 AM HST 26 DEC 2006
   COORDINATES - 21.8 NORTH  120.6 EAST
   LOCATION    - TAIWAN REGION
   MAGNITUDE   - 7.2  MOMENT

EVALUATION

 BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
 NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
 DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
 TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

Tsunami Information Bulletin

December 26, 2006 on 8:40 am | In Tsunami | Comments Off 
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1240Z 26 DEC 2006

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

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1226Z 26 DEC 2006
 COORDINATES -  21.8 NORTH  120.6 EAST 
 LOCATION    -  TAIWAN REGION
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.2

EVALUATION

 NO DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON          
 HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.                             
                                                                     
 HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL         
 TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN        
 A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES       
 IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS              
 POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.                            

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY 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.
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