Tsunami Information

February 20, 2007 on 4:20 am | In Tsunami | Comments Off 
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
1020 PM HST 19 FEB 2007

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 - 1005 PM HST 19 FEB 2007
   COORDINATES -  1.0 SOUTH  126.9 EAST
   LOCATION    - SOUTHERN MOLUCCA SEA
   MAGNITUDE   - 6.8  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

February 20, 2007 on 4:19 am | In Tsunami | Comments Off 
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0819Z 20 FEB 2007

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 -  0805Z 20 FEB 2007
 COORDINATES -   1.0 SOUTH  126.9 EAST 
 LOCATION    -  SOUTHERN MOLUCCA SEA
 MAGNITUDE   -  6.8

EVALUATION

 THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT   
 EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC.                                
                                                                     
 HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL         
 TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN        
 A FEW HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES   
 IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS              
 POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.                            
                                                                     
 THIS CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES      
 OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR      
 MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME      
 THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE     
 EPICENTER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE EARTHQUAKE.                         

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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