WEPA40 RJTD 310330

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

   ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

   ISSUED AT 0330Z 31 AUG 2016

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:0312Z 31 AUG 2016

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT03.6SOUTH LON152.7EAST

 NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, REGION

 BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

FOCAL DEPTH:520km MAG:6.7

BY PTWC



EVALUATION

 THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF A TSUNAMI



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT

THE POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE

EARTHQUAKE OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS.



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