Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 04 Jul 2014 15:00 UTC

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M 6.6 in Papua New Guinea on 04 Jul 2014 15:00 UTC

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

04/07 15:13 WEAK53PAAQ041511

04/07 15:12 WEIO24AMMC041511

04/07 15:09 WEHW42PHEB041508

04/07 15:08 WEPA42PHEB041507

2014-07-04 15:13 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 041511

TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

811 AM PDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION

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* 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

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* MAGNITUDE 6.7

* ORIGIN TIME 0701 AKDT JUL 04 2014

0801 PDT JUL 04 2014

1501 UTC JUL 04 2014

* COORDINATES 6.3 SOUTH 152.8 EAST

* DEPTH 24 MILES

* LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* 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.

$$

2014-07-04 15:12 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 041511

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1511 UTC FRIDAY 04 JULY 2014

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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: 6.6 MWP

DEPTH: 20KM

DATE: 04 JUL 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 1500 UTC

LATITUDE: 6.33S

LONGITUDE: 152.86E

LOCATION: NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

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

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2014-07-04 15:09 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 041508

TIBHWX

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-041708-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

508 AM HST FRI JUL 04 2014

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0500 AM HST 04 JUL 2014

COORDINATES - 6.3 SOUTH 152.8 EAST

LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MAGNITUDE - 6.7 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.

$$

2014-07-04 15:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 041507

TIBPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1507Z 04 JUL 2014

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 - 1500Z 04 JUL 2014

COORDINATES - 6.3 SOUTH 152.8 EAST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MAGNITUDE - 6.7

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD 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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

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

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