M 7.5 in Papua New Guinea on 19 Apr 2014 13:27 UTC

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2014-04-19 14:42 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 191439

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1439Z 19 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...



THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR



PAPUA NEW GUINEA / SOLOMON ISLANDS



THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 1328Z 19 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.5



MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY



GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

TAREKUKURE WHARF SB 6.7S 156.4E 1422Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 22MIN



LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)

LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)

TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)

AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.

IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.

VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.



EVALUATION



SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE

BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR

THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS

AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT

OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME

THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN

CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL

CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE

ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.



NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC

ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY

THIS CENTER.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH

CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE

MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.



THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-19 14:41 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 191439



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1439Z 19 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...



THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR



PAPUA NEW GUINEA / SOLOMON ISLANDS



THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 1328Z 19 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.5



MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY



GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

TAREKUKURE WHARF SB 6.7S 156.4E 1422Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 22MIN



LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)

LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)

TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)

AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.

IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.

VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.



EVALUATION



SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE

BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR

THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS

AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT

OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME

THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN

CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL

CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE

ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.



NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC

ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY

THIS CENTER.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH

CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE

MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.



THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-19 14:39 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is a possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI near the epicenter

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 191438

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 1438Z 19 APR 2014

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS(REVISION)

ORIGIN TIME:1328Z 19 APR 2014

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT06.7SOUTH LON155.0EAST

BOUGAINVILLE - SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION

BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAG:7.5

BY PTWC



EVALUATION

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

NEAR THE EPICENTER



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR

NORTH COASTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA (CANCELLATION)

MICRONESIA (CANCELLATION)

SOLOMON SEA (CANCELLATION)



ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME AND ESTIMATED TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDE

NORTH COASTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA (CANCELLATION)

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

RABAUL 04.2S 152.3E (CANCELLATION)

KAVIENG 02.5S 150.7E (CANCELLATION)

KIETA 06.1S 155.6E (CANCELLATION)

MICRONESIA (CANCELLATION)

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

POHNPEI_IS. 07.0N 158.2E (CANCELLATION)

KOSRAE_IS. 05.5N 163.0E (CANCELLATION)

SOLOMON SEA (CANCELLATION)

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

MUNDA 08.4S 157.2E (CANCELLATION)



AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST



HOWEVER AT SOME COASTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR THE EPICENTER, HIGHER

TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.



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.



=

2014-04-19 14:21 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 191418

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1418Z 19 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



REVISED MAGNITUDE IS NOW 7.5.



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



PAPUA NEW GUINEA / SOLOMON ISLANDS



FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR

INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.



THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 1328Z 19 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.5



EVALUATION



IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS

BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS

SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN

STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES

TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE

ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE

TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY

TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND

TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED

TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS

WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. 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

SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.



LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

PAPUA NEW GUINE AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 1347Z 19 APR

WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 1358Z 19 APR

RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 1413Z 19 APR

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 1420Z 19 APR

LAE 6.8S 147.0E 1445Z 19 APR

ULAMONA 5.0S 151.3E 1446Z 19 APR

KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 1449Z 19 APR

MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 1510Z 19 APR

MANUS_ISLAND 2.0S 147.5E 1527Z 19 APR

PORT_MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 1602Z 19 APR

SOLOMON ISLANDS FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1348Z 19 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1405Z 19 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1429Z 19 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1440Z 19 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1456Z 19 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1501Z 19 APR

KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1502Z 19 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH

CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE

MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.



THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-19 14:20 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 191418



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1418Z 19 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



REVISED MAGNITUDE IS NOW 7.5.



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



PAPUA NEW GUINEA / SOLOMON ISLANDS



FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR

INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.



THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 1328Z 19 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.5



EVALUATION



IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS

BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS

SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN

STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES

TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE

ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE

TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY

TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND

TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED

TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS

WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. 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

SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.



LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

PAPUA NEW GUINE AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 1347Z 19 APR

WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 1358Z 19 APR

RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 1413Z 19 APR

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 1420Z 19 APR

LAE 6.8S 147.0E 1445Z 19 APR

ULAMONA 5.0S 151.3E 1446Z 19 APR

KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 1449Z 19 APR

MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 1510Z 19 APR

MANUS_ISLAND 2.0S 147.5E 1527Z 19 APR

PORT_MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 1602Z 19 APR

SOLOMON ISLANDS FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1348Z 19 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1405Z 19 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1429Z 19 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1440Z 19 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1456Z 19 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1501Z 19 APR

KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1502Z 19 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH

CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE

MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.



THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-19 14:03 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 191401

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-191601-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

401 AM HST SAT APR 19 2014



TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THIS STATEMENT IS TO INDICATE THAT BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA

THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 0328 AM HST 19 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.8 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 FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.



$$

2014-04-19 13:54 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is a possibility of a destructive regional TSUNAMI

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 191353

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 1353Z 19 APR 2014

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:1328Z 19 APR 2014

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT06.7SOUTH LON155.0EAST

BOUGAINVILLE - SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION

BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAG:7.8

BY PTWC



EVALUATION

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR

NORTH COASTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MICRONESIA

SOLOMON SEA



ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME AND ESTIMATED TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDE

NORTH COASTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

RABAUL 04.2S 152.3E 1356Z 19 APR 1M

KAVIENG 02.5S 150.7E 1443Z 19 APR 0.5M

KIETA 06.1S 155.6E 1412Z 19 APR 1M

MICRONESIA

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

POHNPEI_IS. 07.0N 158.2E 1606Z 19 APR 0.5M

KOSRAE_IS. 05.5N 163.0E 1620Z 19 APR 1M

SOLOMON SEA

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

MUNDA 08.4S 157.2E 1358Z 19 APR 1M



AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST



HOWEVER AT SOME COASTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR THE EPICENTER, HIGHER

TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION AT THE NEARBY

FORECAST POINTS

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.



FURTHERMORE THE EVALUATION OF TSUNAMIGENIC POTENTIAL AND ESTIMATED

ARRIVAL TIME OF TSUNAMIS MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF PTWC

DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN THE ESTIMATED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

AUTHORITIES SHOULD USE THE EARLIEST ARRIVAL TIMES FOR

GREATEST SAFETY.



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.



=

2014-04-19 13:44 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 191340

RTSP-INDIA-20140419-1328-001 (TYPE - I)

--------------------------------------------------------------------

NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

issued at: 1340 UTC Saturday 19 April 2014

--------------------------------------------------------------------



TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCs)

FROM: RTSP INDIA



NOTIFICATION:





RTSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED BULLETIN 1(PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION)

FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:



MAGNITUDE: 7.7 M

DEPTH: 53 km

DATE: 19 Apr 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 13 28 UTC

LATITUDE: 6.7 S

LONGITUDE: 154.84 E

LOCATION: Solomon Islands



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:

www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss140419132800&pid=RTWP



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:



INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE (ITEWC)

INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES (INCOIS)

ADDRESS:"OCEAN VALLEY", PRAGATHI NAGAR (BO), NIZAMPET (SO),

HYDERABAD - 500 090, INDIA.

PHONE: 91-40-23895011

FAX: 91-40-23895012

EMAIL: TSUNAMI@INCOIS.GOV.IN

WEB: WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2014-04-19 13:41 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 191340

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-191540-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

340 AM HST SAT APR 19 2014



TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT

THIS TIME. HOWEVER... THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII IS STILL

BEING EVALUATED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 0328 AM HST 19 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MOMENT



EVALUATION



THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A NON-EXPANDING

REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR A PART OF THE PACIFIC NEAR THE

EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



HOWEVER... SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL

NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS

LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS

MIGHT BEGIN IS



1156 AM HST SAT 19 APR 2014



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.



$$

2014-04-19 13:40 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 191338

---------------------------------------------------------------------

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1338 UTC SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2014

---------------------------------------------------------------------

TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]

FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE

INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:



MAGNITUDE: 7.8 MWP

DEPTH: 60KM

DATE: 19 APR 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 1328 UTC

LATITUDE: 7.03S

LONGITUDE: 154.69E

LOCATION: SOLOMON ISLANDS



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP 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



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2014-04-19 13:40 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 191338

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

638 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2014



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...



EVALUATION

----------

* THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.



* THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND

HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.



* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 7.8

* ORIGIN TIME 0528 AKDT APR 19 2014

0628 PDT APR 19 2014

1328 UTC APR 19 2014

* COORDINATES 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

* DEPTH 6 MILES

* LOCATION SOLOMON ISLANDS





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES

AVAILABLE.



* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...

WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.



$$

2014-04-19 13:39 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 191337

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1337Z 19 APR 2014



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...



A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR



PAPUA NEW GUINEA / SOLOMON ISLANDS



FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR

INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.



THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 1328Z 19 APR 2014

COORDINATES - 6.7 SOUTH 155.0 EAST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.8



EVALUATION



IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS

BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS

SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN

STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES

TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE

ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR

SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI

WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER

AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO

WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.



ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS

WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. 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

SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.



LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

PAPUA NEW GUINE AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 1347Z 19 APR

WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 1358Z 19 APR

RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 1413Z 19 APR

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 1420Z 19 APR

LAE 6.8S 147.0E 1445Z 19 APR

ULAMONA 5.0S 151.3E 1446Z 19 APR

KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 1449Z 19 APR

MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 1510Z 19 APR

MANUS_ISLAND 2.0S 147.5E 1527Z 19 APR

PORT_MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 1602Z 19 APR

SOLOMON ISLANDS FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 1348Z 19 APR

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 1405Z 19 APR

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1429Z 19 APR

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 1440Z 19 APR

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 1456Z 19 APR

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 1501Z 19 APR

KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 1502Z 19 APR



BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH

CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE

MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.



THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2014-04-19 13:38 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 191330

INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE



RTSP-INATEWS-20140419-1336-001

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION NUMBER 1

ISSUED BY THE

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ISSUED AT 1336 UTC SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2014



TO : INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)

FROM: RTSP INDONESIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE INDIAN

OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:





EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION (PRELIMINARY)

MAGNITUDE: 7.5 MWP

DEPTH: 60KM

DATE: 19 APR 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 1328 UTC

LATITUDE: 6.74S

LONGITUDE: 154.91E

LOCATION: SOLOMONISLANDS



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID



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:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)

METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL AGENCY (BMKG)

ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720

TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045

FAX: 62 (21) 6546316

P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA

WEBSITE: HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID

HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID

EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID

MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID



INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE



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