M 7.4 in Solomon Islands on 13 Apr 2014 12:36 UTC

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2014-04-13 14:44 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131442

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1442Z 13 APR 2014



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 ...



THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.4



MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY



GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

LIFOU NEW CALEDONIA 20.9S 167.3E 1430Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 06MIN

HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 1420Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 06MIN

DART 55012 15.8S 158.5E 1343Z 0.01M / 0.0FT 06MIN

LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 1324Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 16MIN



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.



NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY

ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL

MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.



EVALUATION



SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE

BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR

THOSE 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.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY

THIS CENTER.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-13 14:43 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131442



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1442Z 13 APR 2014



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 ...



THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.4



MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY



GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

LIFOU NEW CALEDONIA 20.9S 167.3E 1430Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 06MIN

HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 1420Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 06MIN

DART 55012 15.8S 158.5E 1343Z 0.01M / 0.0FT 06MIN

LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 1324Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 16MIN



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.



NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY

ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL

MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.



EVALUATION



SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE

BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR

THOSE 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.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY

THIS CENTER.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-13 14:29 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is a possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI near the epicenter

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 131428

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 1428Z 13 APR 2014

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS(REVISION)

ORIGIN TIME:1236Z 13 APR 2014

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT11.5SOUTH LON161.9EAST

BOUGAINVILLE - SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION

BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAG:7.4

BY PTWC



EVALUATION

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

NEAR THE EPICENTER



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR

NORTH COASTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS (CANCELLATION)

MICRONESIA (CANCELLATION)

MARSHALL ISLANDS (CANCELLATION)



ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME AND ESTIMATED TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDE

NORTH COASTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS (CANCELLATION)

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E (CANCELLATION)

MICRONESIA (CANCELLATION)

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

KOSRAE_IS. 05.5N 163.0E (CANCELLATION)

MARSHALL ISLANDS (CANCELLATION)

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E (CANCELLATION)



AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST





MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS ON TSUNAMI

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E

MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVE 1324Z 13 APR 0.0M

MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVE -- HALF OF AMPLITUDE FROM THE TROUGH

TO THE CREST



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT

THE POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE

EARTHQUAKE OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS.



=

2014-04-13 13:57 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131355

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1355Z 13 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



THE AREA OF WARNING IS REDUCED IN THIS MESSAGE.



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS



THE TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR VANUATU AND PAPUA NEW

GUINEA IS CANCELLED.



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.4



MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY



GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 1324Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 16MIN



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 READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS

TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTLINES OF THE REGION

NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD

TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS

CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE

REGION AND REPORT IF ANY ADDITIONAL TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY. THE

WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



FOR 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.



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

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

SOLOMON ISLANDS KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1258Z 13 APR

SANTA_CRUZ_ISLA 10.9S 165.9E 1314Z 13 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1318Z 13 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1324Z 13 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1336Z 13 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1341Z 13 APR

FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1355Z 13 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1359Z 13 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-13 13:57 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131355



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1355Z 13 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



THE AREA OF WARNING IS REDUCED IN THIS MESSAGE.



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS



THE TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR VANUATU AND PAPUA NEW

GUINEA IS CANCELLED.



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.4



MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY



GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 1324Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 16MIN



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 READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS

TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTLINES OF THE REGION

NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD

TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS

CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE

REGION AND REPORT IF ANY ADDITIONAL TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY. THE

WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



FOR 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.



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

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

SOLOMON ISLANDS KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1258Z 13 APR

SANTA_CRUZ_ISLA 10.9S 165.9E 1314Z 13 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1318Z 13 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1324Z 13 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1336Z 13 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1341Z 13 APR

FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1355Z 13 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1359Z 13 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-13 13:21 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131318

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1318Z 13 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE IS REDUCED TO 7.4 IN THIS MESSAGE.



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS / VANUATU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.4



EVALUATION



IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS

BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS

SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN

STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES

TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE

ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE

TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY

TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND

TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED

TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



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

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

SOLOMON ISLANDS KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1258Z 13 APR

SANTA_CRUZ_ISLA 10.9S 165.9E 1314Z 13 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1318Z 13 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1324Z 13 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1336Z 13 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1341Z 13 APR

FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1355Z 13 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1359Z 13 APR

VANUATU ESPERITU_SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1341Z 13 APR

PAPUA NEW GUINE WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 1408Z 13 APR

AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 1409Z 13 APR

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 1418Z 13 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-13 13:20 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131318



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1318Z 13 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE IS REDUCED TO 7.4 IN THIS MESSAGE.



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS / VANUATU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.4



EVALUATION



IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS

BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS

SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN

STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES

TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE

ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE

TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY

TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND

TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED

TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



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

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

SOLOMON ISLANDS KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1258Z 13 APR

SANTA_CRUZ_ISLA 10.9S 165.9E 1314Z 13 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1318Z 13 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1324Z 13 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1336Z 13 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1341Z 13 APR

FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1355Z 13 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1359Z 13 APR

VANUATU ESPERITU_SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1341Z 13 APR

PAPUA NEW GUINE WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 1408Z 13 APR

AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 1409Z 13 APR

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 1418Z 13 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-13 13:06 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 131305

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-131505-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

305 AM HST SUN APR 13 2014



TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - FINAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE IS LOWERED TO 7.4 IN THIS MESSAGE.



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 0236 AM HST 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.4 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 FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.



$$

2014-04-13 12:58 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is a possibility of a destructive regional TSUNAMI

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 131256

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 1256Z 13 APR 2014

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:1236Z 13 APR 2014

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT11.5SOUTH LON161.9EAST

BOUGAINVILLE - SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION

BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAG:7.7

BY PTWC



EVALUATION

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR

MICRONESIA

MARSHALL ISLANDS

NORTH COASTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS



ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME AND ESTIMATED TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDE

MICRONESIA

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

KOSRAE_IS. 05.5N 163.0E 1512Z 13 APR 0.5M

MARSHALL ISLANDS

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 1610Z 13 APR 1M

NORTH COASTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1302Z 13 APR 1M



AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST



HOWEVER AT SOME COASTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR THE EPICENTER, HIGHER

TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION AT THE NEARBY

FORECAST POINTS

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.



FURTHERMORE THE EVALUATION OF TSUNAMIGENIC POTENTIAL AND ESTIMATED

ARRIVAL TIME OF TSUNAMIS MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF PTWC

DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN THE ESTIMATED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

AUTHORITIES SHOULD USE THE EARLIEST ARRIVAL TIMES FOR

GREATEST SAFETY.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT

THE POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE

EARTHQUAKE OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS.



=

2014-04-13 12:50 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 131244

INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE



RTSP-INATEWS-20140413-1248-001

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION NUMBER 1

ISSUED BY THE

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ISSUED AT 1248 UTC SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2014



TO : INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)

FROM: RTSP INDONESIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE INDIAN

OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:





EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION (PRELIMINARY)

MAGNITUDE: 7.5 MWP

DEPTH: 58KM

DATE: 13 APR 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 1236 UTC

LATITUDE: 11.43S

LONGITUDE: 162.17E

LOCATION: SOLOMONISLANDS



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID



NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY.

IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.



GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)

METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL AGENCY (BMKG)

ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720

TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045

FAX: 62 (21) 6546316

P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA

WEBSITE: HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID

HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID

EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID

MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID



INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

--------------------------------------------------------------

2014-04-13 12:50 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 131245

RTSP-INDIA-20140413-1236-001 (TYPE - I)

--------------------------------------------------------------------

NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

issued at: 1245 UTC Sunday 13 April 2014

--------------------------------------------------------------------



TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCs)

FROM: RTSP INDIA



NOTIFICATION:





RTSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED BULLETIN 1(PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION)

FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:



MAGNITUDE: 7.3 M

DEPTH: 10 km

DATE: 13 Apr 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 12 36 UTC

LATITUDE: 11.54 S

LONGITUDE: 162.06 E

LOCATION: Solomon Islands



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:

www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss140413123600&pid=RTWP



NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA

FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL

PUBLIC ACCESS.



GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:



INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE (ITEWC)

INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES (INCOIS)

ADDRESS:"OCEAN VALLEY", PRAGATHI NAGAR (BO), NIZAMPET (SO),

HYDERABAD - 500 090, INDIA.

PHONE: 91-40-23895011

FAX: 91-40-23895012

EMAIL: TSUNAMI@INCOIS.GOV.IN

WEB: WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

--------------------------------------------------------------------

2014-04-13 12:49 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131246

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1246Z 13 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS / VANUATU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.7



EVALUATION



IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS

BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS

SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN

STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES

TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE

ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR

SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI

WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER

AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO

WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



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

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

SOLOMON ISLANDS KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1258Z 13 APR

SANTA_CRUZ_ISLA 10.9S 165.9E 1314Z 13 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1318Z 13 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1324Z 13 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1336Z 13 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1341Z 13 APR

FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1355Z 13 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1359Z 13 APR

VANUATU ESPERITU_SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1341Z 13 APR

PAPUA NEW GUINE WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 1408Z 13 APR

AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 1409Z 13 APR

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 1418Z 13 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-13 12:49 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 131247

---------------------------------------------------------------------

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1247 UTC SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2014

---------------------------------------------------------------------

TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]

FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE

INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:



MAGNITUDE: 7.3 MWP

DEPTH: 0KM

DATE: 13 APR 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 1236 UTC

LATITUDE: 11.53S

LONGITUDE: 161.98E

LOCATION: SOLOMON ISLANDS



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:



http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp/index.shtml



NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA

FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL

PUBLIC ACCESS.



GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:



JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE [JATWC]

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

---------------------------------------------------------------------

2014-04-13 12:49 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 131247

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

547 AM PDT SUN APR 13 2014



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...



EVALUATION

----------

* THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.



* THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND

HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.



* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 7.7

* ORIGIN TIME 0436 AKDT APR 13 2014

0536 PDT APR 13 2014

1236 UTC APR 13 2014

* COORDINATES 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

* DEPTH 12 MILES

* LOCATION SOLOMON ISLANDS





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES

AVAILABLE.



* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...

WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.



$$

2014-04-13 12:48 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 131246

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-131446-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

246 AM HST SUN APR 13 2014



TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT

THIS TIME. HOWEVER... THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII IS STILL

BEING EVALUATED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 0236 AM HST 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.7 MOMENT



EVALUATION



THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A NON-EXPANDING

REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR A PART OF THE PACIFIC NEAR THE

EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



HOWEVER... SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL

NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS

LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS

MIGHT BEGIN IS



0946 AM HST SUN 13 APR 2014



FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS

WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.



$$

2014-04-13 12:47 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 131246



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1246Z 13 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



SOLOMON ISLANDS / VANUATU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA



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 - 1236Z 13 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 11.5 SOUTH 162.1 EAST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.7



EVALUATION



IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS

BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS

SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN

STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES

TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE

ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR

SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI

WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER

AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO

WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



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

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

SOLOMON ISLANDS KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1258Z 13 APR

SANTA_CRUZ_ISLA 10.9S 165.9E 1314Z 13 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1318Z 13 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1324Z 13 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1336Z 13 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1341Z 13 APR

FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1355Z 13 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1359Z 13 APR

VANUATU ESPERITU_SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1341Z 13 APR

PAPUA NEW GUINE WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 1408Z 13 APR

AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 1409Z 13 APR

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 1418Z 13 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.