M 7 in Solomon Islands on 18 Jul 2015 02:27 UTC

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2022-09-16 12:13 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above
  • Based on earthquake information and historic TSUNAMI records the earthquake was not sufficient to generate a tsunami
  • An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

014
WEAK53 PAAQ 180237
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
737 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2015

..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.

* BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 7.5
* ORIGIN TIME 1827 AKDT JUL 17 2015
1927 PDT JUL 17 2015
0227 UTC JUL 18 2015
* COORDINATES 10.3 SOUTH 165.2 EAST
* DEPTH 7 MILES
* LOCATION SANTA CRUZ 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.

$$
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2015-07-18 03:16 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 180302
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 0302Z 18 JUL 2015
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:0228Z 18 JUL 2015
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT10.3SOUTH LON165.2EAST
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
VANUATU 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 SOLOMON ISLANDS

ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME AND ESTIMATED TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDE
NORTH COASTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS
LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL
KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 0254Z 18 JUL 0.5M

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.

=

2015-07-18 03:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 occurred in the santa cruz ISLANDS at 0228 UTC on saturday JULY 18 2015
  • 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

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 180300
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0259 UTC SAT JUL 18 2015

...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...

NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE

**** 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 6.9
* ORIGIN TIME 0228 UTC JUL 18 2015
* COORDINATES 10.3 SOUTH 165.2 EAST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN
THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS AT 0228 UTC ON SATURDAY JULY 18 2015.

* 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...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA.
OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* 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
--------------------------------------

* 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.

$$

2015-07-18 02:46 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 occurred in the santa cruz ISLANDS at 0228 UTC on saturday JULY 18 2015
  • Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter
Threat Forecast

  • Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of SOLOMON ISLANDS .

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 180235
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0235 UTC SAT JUL 18 2015

...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 7.5
* ORIGIN TIME 0228 UTC JUL 18 2015
* COORDINATES 10.3 SOUTH 165.2 EAST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.5 OCCURRED IN
THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS AT 0228 UTC ON SATURDAY JULY 18 2015.

* 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

SOLOMON ISLANDS
.



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 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)
------------------------------------------------------------
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 0301 07/18
KIRAKIRA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.4S 161.9E 0302 07/18
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 0320 07/18
AUKI SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.8S 160.6E 0335 07/18
HONIARA SOLOMON ISLANDS 9.3S 160.0E 0345 07/18
GHATERE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.8S 159.2E 0346 07/18
PANGGOE SOLOMON ISLANDS 6.9S 157.2E 0400 07/18
MUNDA SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.4S 157.2E 0403 07/18
FALAMAE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.4S 155.6E 0407 07/18
NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 0408 07/18
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 0416 07/18
KIETA PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.1S 155.6E 0421 07/18
AMUN PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.0S 154.7E 0425 07/18
WOODLARK ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9.0S 152.9E 0426 07/18
FUNAFUTI ISLAND TUVALU 7.9S 178.5E 0436 07/18
RABAUL PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4.2S 152.3E 0444 07/18
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 0502 07/18
KOSRAE ISLAND KOSRAE 5.5N 163.0E 0503 07/18
ULAMONA PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.0S 151.3E 0520 07/18
LAE PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.8S 147.0E 0520 07/18
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 0526 07/18
KAVIENG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.5S 150.7E 0530 07/18
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 0530 07/18
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 0531 07/18
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 0534 07/18
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 0537 07/18
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 0539 07/18
POHNPEI ISLAND POHNPEI 7.0N 158.2E 0540 07/18
PORT MORESBY PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9.3S 146.9E 0544 07/18
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 0547 07/18
MADANG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.2S 145.8E 0553 07/18
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 0556 07/18
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 0557 07/18
MANUS ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.0S 147.5E 0603 07/18
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 0613 07/18
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 0614 07/18
RAOUL ISLAND KERMADEC ISLANDS 29.2S 177.9W 0622 07/18
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 0623 07/18
BRISBANE AUSTRALIA 27.2S 153.3E 0626 07/18
CAIRNS AUSTRALIA 16.7S 145.8E 0628 07/18
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 0629 07/18
WEWAK PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3.5S 143.6E 0631 07/18
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 0637 07/18
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 0647 07/18
CHUUK ISLAND CHUUK 7.4N 151.8E 0649 07/18
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 0649 07/18
VANIMO PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.6S 141.3E 0652 07/18
JAYAPURA INDONESIA 2.4S 140.8E 0656 07/18
WAKE ISLAND WAKE ISLAND 19.3N 166.6E 0657 07/18
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 33.9S 151.4E 0709 07/18
AUCKLAND WEST NEW ZEALAND 37.1S 174.2E 0729 07/18
JARVIS ISLAND JARVIS ISLAND 0.4S 160.1W 0733 07/18
SAIPAN NORTHERN MARIANA 15.3N 145.8E 0736 07/18
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 0738 07/18
GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0739 07/18
WARSA INDONESIA 0.6S 135.8E 0744 07/18
GLADSTONE AUSTRALIA 23.8S 151.4E 0746 07/18
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 0747 07/18
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 0749 07/18
MINAMITORISHIMA MINAMITORISHIMA 24.3N 154.0E 0750 07/18
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 0754 07/18
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 0754 07/18
YAP ISLAND YAP 9.5N 138.1E 0756 07/18
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 0802 07/18
MANOKWARI INDONESIA 0.8S 134.2E 0803 07/18
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 0803 07/18
NEW PLYMOUTH NEW ZEALAND 39.1S 174.1E 0810 07/18
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 0813 07/18
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 0814 07/18
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 0825 07/18
MILFORD SOUND NEW ZEALAND 44.6S 167.9E 0829 07/18
SORONG INDONESIA 0.8S 131.1E 0833 07/18


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.

$$

2015-07-18 02:46 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 180239
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 0239 UTC SATURDAY 18 JULY 2015
---------------------------------------------------------------------
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: 7.3 MWP
DEPTH: 4KM
DATE: 18 JUL 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 0227 UTC
LATITUDE: 10.36S
LONGITUDE: 165.06E
LOCATION: SANTA CRUZ 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

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
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2015-07-18 02:46 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 180238
RTSP-INATEWS-20150718-0240-001
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION NUMBER 1
ISSUED BY THE
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ISSUED AT 0240 UTC, SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2015

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 : 7.3 (MW(MB))
DEPTH : 10KM
DATE : 18 JUL 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 02:27:32 UTC
LATITUDE : 10.29S
LONGITUDE : 165.24E
LOCATION : SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

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://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP
HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID
HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID
EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID
MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------

2015-07-18 02:46 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 180237
RTSP-INDIA-20150718-0227-001 (TYPE - I)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)
issued at: 0237 UTC Saturday 18 July 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------

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: 7.1 M
DEPTH: 10 km
DATE: 18 Jul 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 02 27 UTC
LATITUDE: 10.34 S
LONGITUDE: 165.07 E
LOCATION: Santa Cruz Islands

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:
www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss150718022700&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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2015-07-18 02:46 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • The pacific TSUNAMI warning center has issued a TSUNAMI threat message for other parts of the pacific located closer to the earthquake
  • However based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
  • Repeat
  • Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
  • This will be the only statement issued for this event unless additional data are received

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 180236
TIBHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-180436-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
436 PM HST FRI JUL 17 2015

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0428 PM HST 17 JUL 2015
COORDINATES - 10.3 SOUTH 165.2 EAST
LOCATION - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.5 MOMENT

EVALUATION

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A TSUNAMI THREAT
MESSAGE FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC LOCATED CLOSER TO THE
EARTHQUAKE. HOWEVER... BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

$$