Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 14 Apr 2024 20:56 UTC

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M 6.5 in Papua New Guinea on 14 Apr 2024 20:56 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

14/04 21:39 WEPA40RJTD142139

14/04 21:17 WEPA40RJTD142117

14/04 21:10 WEAK53PAAQ142109

14/04 21:10 WEZS42PHEB142108

14/04 21:09 WEGM42PHEB142108

14/04 21:08 WEHW42PHEB142107

14/04 21:08 WEPA42PHEB142107

14/04 21:07 WEIO24AMMC142056

2024-04-14 21:39 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is a very small possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI estimation at forecast points - no TSUNAMI waves with an amplitude of 0.3 meters or more are expected at any forecast point
However in some coastal areas (particularly near the epicenter) higher TSUNAMI waves than estimated MAY arrive
Authorities should be aware of this possibility
This will be the final bulletin unless changes in the potential for TSUNAMI generation are deemed possible based on earthquake re-evaluation or reports indicating TSUNAMI observation are received

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 142139
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 2139Z 14 APR 2024
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:2057Z 14 APR 2024
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT05.9SOUTH LON151.1EAST
NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAG:6.5 (MW)

EVALUATION
THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

ESTIMATION AT FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMI WAVES WITH AN AMPLITUDE
OF 0.3 METERS OR MORE ARE EXPECTED AT ANY FORECAST POINT.

HOWEVER, IN SOME COASTAL AREAS (PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EPICENTER),
HIGHER TSUNAMI WAVES THAN ESTIMATED MAY ARRIVE.
AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS CHANGES IN THE POTENTIAL
FOR TSUNAMI GENERATION ARE DEEMED POSSIBLE BASED ON EARTHQUAKE
RE-EVALUATION OR REPORTS INDICATING TSUNAMI OBSERVATION ARE
RECEIVED.

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2024-04-14 21:17 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is a very small possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI estimation at forecast points - no TSUNAMI waves with an amplitude of 0.3 meters or more are expected at any forecast point
However in some coastal areas (particularly near the epicenter) higher TSUNAMI waves than estimated MAY arrive
Authorities should be aware of this possibility
This will be the final bulletin unless changes in the potential for TSUNAMI generation are deemed possible based on earthquake re-evaluation or reports indicating TSUNAMI observation are received

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 142117
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 2117Z 14 APR 2024
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:2057Z 14 APR 2024
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT05.9SOUTH LON151.1EAST
NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAG:6.5

EVALUATION
THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

ESTIMATION AT FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMI WAVES WITH AN AMPLITUDE
OF 0.3 METERS OR MORE ARE EXPECTED AT ANY FORECAST POINT.

HOWEVER, IN SOME COASTAL AREAS (PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EPICENTER),
HIGHER TSUNAMI WAVES THAN ESTIMATED MAY ARRIVE.
AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS CHANGES IN THE POTENTIAL
FOR TSUNAMI GENERATION ARE DEEMED POSSIBLE BASED ON EARTHQUAKE
RE-EVALUATION OR REPORTS INDICATING TSUNAMI OBSERVATION ARE
RECEIVED.

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2024-04-14 21:10 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger for the u s west coast BRITISH columbia or alaska
Based on earthquake information and historic TSUNAMI records the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami
An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below
Preliminary earthquake parameters
The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment of the earthquake and changes MAY occur
Magnitude 6.5
Origin time 1257 akdt apr 14.2024 1357 pdt apr 14 2024 2057 UTC apr 14
Coordinates 5.9 SOUTH 151 1 east
Depth 50 miles
Location in the NEW britain region png additional information and next update
Refer to the internet site tsunami
Gov for more information
Pacific coastal regions outside california oregon washington BRITISH columbia and alaska should refer to the pacific TSUNAMI warning center messages at tsunami
Gov
This will be the only u s national TSUNAMI warning center message issued for this event unless additional information becomes available

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 142109
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
209 PM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British
Columbia, or Alaska.

* Based on earthquake information and historic tsunami records,
the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami.

* An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur.

* Magnitude 6.5
* Origin Time 1257 AKDT Apr 14 2024
1357 PDT Apr 14 2024
2057 UTC Apr 14 2024
* Coordinates 5.9 South 151.1 East
* Depth 50 miles
* Location in the New Britain region, PNG

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
* Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

* Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon, Washington,
British Columbia, and Alaska should refer to the Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center messages at tsunami.gov.

* This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center
message issued for this event unless additional information
becomes available.

$$

2024-04-14 21:10 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 occurred in the NEW britain region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 957 am sst on sunday APRIL 14 2024
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to AMERICAN SAMOA from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 142108
TIBPPG

ASZ001>004-142308-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1008 AM SST SUN APR 14 2024

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

AUDIENCE
--------
EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.5 OCCURRED IN
THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 957 AM SST ON
SUNDAY APRIL 14 2024.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.5
* ORIGIN TIME 957 AM SST APR 14 2024
* COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.1 EAST
* DEPTH 50 MILES
* LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

$$

2024-04-14 21:09 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 occurred in the NEW britain region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 657 am chst on monday APRIL 15 2024
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to guam rota tinian or saipan from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 142108
TIBGUM

GUZ001>004-142308-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
708 AM CHST MON APR 15 2024

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

AUDIENCE
--------
EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.5 OCCURRED IN
THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 657 AM CHST ON
MONDAY APRIL 15 2024.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.5
* ORIGIN TIME 657 AM CHST APR 15 2024
* COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.1 EAST
* DEPTH 50 MILES
* LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

$$

2024-04-14 21:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

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

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 142107
TIBHWX

HIZ001-003-006>007-009-016>018-023-026-029>035-037>050-051>054-
142307-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1107 AM HST SUN APR 14 2024

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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 - 1057 AM HST 14 APR 2024
COORDINATES - 5.9 SOUTH 151.1 EAST
LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAGNITUDE - 6.5 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.

$$

2024-04-14 21:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 occurred in the NEW britain region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 2057 UTC on sunday APRIL 14 2024
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 142107
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
2106 UTC SUN APR 14 2024

...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.5
* ORIGIN TIME 2057 UTC APR 14 2024
* COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.1 EAST
* DEPTH 81 KM / 50 MILES
* LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.5 OCCURRED IN
THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2057 UTC ON
SUNDAY APRIL 14 2024.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT
FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

$$

2024-04-14 21:07 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 142056
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 2107 UTC Sunday 14 April 2024
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.5 MWP
DEPTH: 80KM
DATE: 14 APR 2024
ORIGIN TIME: 2056 UTC
LATITUDE: 5.885S
LONGITUDE: 151.029E
LOCATION: New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP 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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