WEPA40 PHEB 030914

TSUPAC



TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0912 UTC SUN APR 3 2016



...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...





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 THIS MESSAGE 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.



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NOTE REDUCED MAGNITUDE



PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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  * MAGNITUDE      6.9

  * ORIGIN TIME    0824 UTC APR 3 2016

  * COORDINATES    14.2 SOUTH  166.8 EAST

  * DEPTH          33 KM / 20 MILES

  * LOCATION       VANUATU





EVALUATION

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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN

    THE VANUATU ISLANDS AT 0824 UTC ON SUNDAY APRIL 3 2016.



  * BASED ON ALL DATA AVAILABLE TO THIS CENTER... THE TSUNAMI

    THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW MOSTLY PASSED. ANY

    REMAINING THREAT SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN

    IMPACTED AREAS.





TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST

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  * THE TSUNAMI THREAT HAS NOW LARGELY PASSED.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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  * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPACTED COASTAL

    AREAS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AT THE COAST TO DETERMINE IF

    AND WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITIES.



  * PERSONS LOCATED NEAR IMPACTED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT

    FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL

    AUTHORITIES.



  * REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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  * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS OF UP TO 0.3 METERS ABOVE AND

    BELOW THE NORMAL TIDE MAY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

    NEW INFORMATION IS 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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.



  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT

    PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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

    PTWC.WEATHER.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

    NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.



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