Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 17 Dec 2016 10:51 UTC

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M 7.9 in Papua New Guinea on 17 Dec 2016 10:51 UTC

2016-12-17 12:32 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 occurred in the NEW IRELAND region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 1051 UTC on saturday december 17 2016
TSUNAMI waves have been observed
Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts

Tsunami Observations

The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level

GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)
Tarekukure Wharf S	-6.7	156.4	11: 58	0.08	22

Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)
PTWC	Tarekukure Wharf S	-6.7	156.4	11: 58	0.08	22

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