WEPA40 PHEB 170004 TSUPAC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 0004 UTC SUN APR 17 2016 ...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** 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. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.4 * ORIGIN TIME 2359 UTC APR 16 2016 * COORDINATES 0.2 NORTH 80.1 WEST * DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES * LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.4 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR AT 2359 UTC ON SATURDAY APRIL 16 2016. * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST --------------------------------- * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT. * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE FOR PLACES WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT AS WELL AS FOR OTHER PLACES HAVING AN ETA WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. 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 WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC) ------------------------------------------------------------ ESMERELDAS ECUADOR 1.2N 79.8W 0021 04/17 LA LIBERTAD ECUADOR 2.2S 81.2W 0038 04/17 TUMACO COLOMBIA 1.8N 78.9W 0041 04/17 TALARA PERU 4.6S 81.5W 0100 04/17 BAHIA SOLANO COLOMBIA 6.3N 77.4W 0114 04/17 PUERTO PINA PANAMA 7.4N 78.0W 0125 04/17 PUNTA MALA PANAMA 7.5N 80.0W 0126 04/17 BUENAVENTURA COLOMBIA 3.8N 77.2W 0127 04/17 PUNTA BURICA PANAMA 8.0N 82.9W 0133 04/17 CABO MATAPALO COSTA RICA 8.4N 83.3W 0140 04/17 COCOS ISLAND COSTA RICA 5.5N 87.1W 0141 04/17 PUERTO QUEPOS COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 0208 04/17 PIMENTAL PERU 6.9S 80.0W 0215 04/17 BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0221 04/17 CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0231 04/17 CABO SAN ELENA COSTA RICA 10.9N 86.0W 0231 04/17 LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0232 04/17 SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0248 04/17 SAN JUAN DL SUR NICARAGUA 11.2N 85.9W 0254 04/17 PUERTO SANDINO NICARAGUA 12.2N 86.8W 0308 04/17 CORINTO NICARAGUA 12.5N 87.2W 0313 04/17 MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0321 04/17 SIPICATE GUATEMALA 13.9N 91.2W 0334 04/17 ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0338 04/17 IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0339 04/17 BALBOA HEIGHTS PANAMA 9.0N 79.6W 0342 04/17 ACAJUTLA EL SALVADOR 13.6N 89.8W 0344 04/17 PUERTO MADERO MEXICO 14.8N 92.5W 0354 04/17 ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0355 04/17 AMAPALA HONDURAS 13.2N 87.6W 0355 04/17 SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0412 04/17 CALDERA CHILE 27.1S 70.8W 0423 04/17 ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.9N 99.9W 0423 04/17 LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO 17.9N 102.2W 0445 04/17 COQUIMBO CHILE 29.9S 71.4W 0447 04/17 MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.1N 104.3W 0506 04/17 VALPARAISO CHILE 33.0S 71.6W 0513 04/17 PUERTO VALLARTA MEXICO 20.6N 105.3W 0544 04/17 TALCAHUANO CHILE 36.7S 73.1W 0556 04/17 SOCORRO MEXICO 18.8N 111.0W 0601 04/17 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE. * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION OF THE SHORELINE. * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES. * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * 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. $$