M 8.3 Earthquake and Tsunami (3.3 m) in Chile on 16 Sep 2015 22:54 UTC

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2022-09-16 12:14 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts

Original Message :

600
WEPA40 PHEB 162347
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2346 UTC WED SEP 16 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 33.0S 71.6W 2316 09/16
COQUIMBO CHILE 29.9S 71.4W 2318 09/16
CALDERA CHILE 27.1S 70.8W 2338 09/16
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0001 09/17
TALCAHUANO CHILE 36.7S 73.1W 0002 09/17
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0033 09/17
CORRAL CHILE 39.8S 73.5W 0033 09/17
ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0044 09/17
MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0052 09/17
SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0110 09/17
GOLFO DE PENAS CHILE 47.1S 74.9W 0146 09/17
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0201 09/17
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0255 09/17
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0329 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0413 09/17
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.

$$
=03

2022-09-16 12:14 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts

Original Message :

584
WEPA40 PHEB 162323
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2323 UTC WED SEP 16 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

ECUADOR... AND PERU.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 33.0S 71.6W 2315 09/16
COQUIMBO CHILE 29.9S 71.4W 2315 09/16
CALDERA CHILE 27.1S 70.8W 2336 09/16
TALCAHUANO CHILE 36.7S 73.1W 0000 09/17
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0001 09/17
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0028 09/17
CORRAL CHILE 39.8S 73.5W 0029 09/17
ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0042 09/17
MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0053 09/17
SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0110 09/17
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0200 09/17
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0252 09/17
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0324 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0413 09/17
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17


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.

$$
=03

2015-09-18 09:18 message from JMA link


Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 180740
TSUNAMI BULLETIN ISSUED BY JMA

ORIGIN TIME 2254Z 16 SEP
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER LAT31.5S. LONG72.0W.
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA
FOCAL DEPTH ///KM. MAG8.3

TSUNAMI ATTENTION FOR JAPAN ISSUED BY JMA
WAS ALL CLEARED AT 0740Z 18 SEP
NO FURTHER ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN=

2015-09-18 09:18 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 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
Threat Forecast

  • The TSUNAMI threat has now largely passed.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Chichijima Jp27.1142.222: 480.1314
Hanasaki Hokkaido43.3145.622: 420.1418
Kushiro Jp43144.422: 230.1124
Ofunato Honshu Jp39141.822: 180.118
Port Kembla Au-34.5150.920: 250.0814
Luganville Vu-15.5167.219: 420.1226
Honiara Sb-9.416019: 510.0236
Christchurch Nz-43.6172.819: 000.2524
North Cape Nz-34.417316: 570.1618
Castle Point Nz-40.9176.214: 190.2220
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.915: 060.2706
Lata Wharf Sb-10.7165.820: 270.2222
Ouinne New Caledon-22166.717: 130.1610
Vanuatu-17.8168.318: 470.2122
Midway28.2-177.417: 400.216
Dart 2141550.2171.818: 330.0214
Dart 2141448.9178.317: 560.0216
Sand Point Ak55.3-160.518: 350.1220
Nikolski Ak52.9-168.918: 230.1916
Off Vancouver Bc48.7-126.816: 500.0106
Nukualofa To-21.1-175.215: 420.0918
Nawiliwili Kauai22-159.416: 020.1408
Crescent City Ca41.7-124.216: 020.2520
Port Orford Or42.7-124.516: 060.0718
Quepos Cr9.4-84.210: 120.1522
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.416: 020.1306
Makapu'u Hi21.3-157.714: 170.0114
Johnston Us16.7-169.515: 260.0220
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 172306
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 27
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2305 UTC THU SEP 17 2015

...PTWC FINAL 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 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
-----------------------

* THE TSUNAMI THREAT HAS NOW LARGELY PASSED.


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

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

* MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS OF UP TO 0.3 METERS ABOVE AND
BELOW THE NORMAL TIDE MAY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
CHICHIJIMA JP 27.1N 142.2E 2248 0.13M/ 0.4FT 14
HANASAKI HOKKAIDO J 43.3N 145.6E 2242 0.14M/ 0.4FT 18
KUSHIRO JP 43.0N 144.4E 2223 0.11M/ 0.4FT 24
OFUNATO HONSHU JP 39.0N 141.8E 2218 0.10M/ 0.3FT 18
PORT KEMBLA AU 34.5S 150.9E 2025 0.08M/ 0.3FT 14
LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 1942 0.12M/ 0.4FT 26
HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 1951 0.02M/ 0.1FT 36
CHRISTCHURCH NZ 43.6S 172.8E 1900 0.25M/ 0.8FT 24
NORTH CAPE NZ 34.4S 173.0E 1657 0.16M/ 0.5FT 18
CASTLE POINT NZ 40.9S 176.2E 1419 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1506 0.27M/ 0.9FT 06
LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 2027 0.22M/ 0.7FT 22
OUINNE NEW CALEDONI 22.0S 166.7E 1713 0.16M/ 0.5FT 10
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1847 0.21M/ 0.7FT 22
MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 1740 0.20M/ 0.6FT 16
DART 21415 50.2N 171.8E 1833 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 21414 48.9N 178.3E 1756 0.02M/ 0.1FT 16
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 1835 0.12M/ 0.4FT 20
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 1823 0.19M/ 0.6FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 48.7N 126.8W 1650 0.01M/ 0.0FT 06
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from JMA link


Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 171800
TSUNAMI BULLETIN ISSUED BY JMA

ORIGIN TIME 2254Z 16 SEP
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER LAT31.5S. LONG72.0W.
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA
FOCAL DEPTH ///KM. MAG8.3

TSUNAMI ATTENTION WAS ISSUED FOR JAPAN BY JMA AT 1800Z 17 SEP
TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FOLLOWING JAPAN COASTS:
PACIFIC COASTS OF JAPAN
EAST CHINA SEA COASTS OF JAPAN
WESTERN COASTS OF NORTH JAPAN
SETONAIKAI REGION=

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Port Kembla Au-34.5150.920: 250.0814
Luganville Vu-15.5167.219: 420.1226
Honiara Sb-9.416019: 510.0236
Christchurch Nz-43.6172.819: 000.2524
North Cape Nz-34.417316: 570.1618
Castle Point Nz-40.9176.214: 190.2220
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.915: 060.2706
Lata Wharf Sb-10.7165.820: 270.2222
Ouinne New Caledon-22166.717: 130.1610
Wellington Nz-41.3174.817: 010.1218
Vanuatu-17.8168.318: 470.2122
Midway28.2-177.417: 400.216
Dart 2141550.2171.818: 330.0214
Dart 2141448.9178.317: 560.0216
Sand Point Ak55.3-160.518: 350.1220
Nikolski Ak52.9-168.918: 230.1916
Off Vancouver Bc48.7-126.816: 500.0106
Nukualofa To-21.1-175.215: 420.0918
Nawiliwili Kauai22-159.416: 020.1408
Crescent City Ca41.7-124.216: 020.2520
Port Orford Or42.7-124.516: 060.0718
Quepos Cr9.4-84.210: 120.1522
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.416: 020.1306
Makapu'u Hi21.3-157.714: 170.0114
Johnston Us16.7-169.515: 260.0220
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 172150
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 26
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2147 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
PORT KEMBLA AU 34.5S 150.9E 2025 0.08M/ 0.3FT 14
LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 1942 0.12M/ 0.4FT 26
HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 1951 0.02M/ 0.1FT 36
CHRISTCHURCH NZ 43.6S 172.8E 1900 0.25M/ 0.8FT 24
NORTH CAPE NZ 34.4S 173.0E 1657 0.16M/ 0.5FT 18
CASTLE POINT NZ 40.9S 176.2E 1419 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1506 0.27M/ 0.9FT 06
LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 2027 0.22M/ 0.7FT 22
OUINNE NEW CALEDONI 22.0S 166.7E 1713 0.16M/ 0.5FT 10
WELLINGTON NZ 41.3S 174.8E 1701 0.12M/ 0.4FT 18
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1847 0.21M/ 0.7FT 22
MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 1740 0.20M/ 0.6FT 16
DART 21415 50.2N 171.8E 1833 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 21414 48.9N 178.3E 1756 0.02M/ 0.1FT 16
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 1835 0.12M/ 0.4FT 20
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 1823 0.19M/ 0.6FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 48.7N 126.8W 1650 0.01M/ 0.0FT 06
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Midway28.2-177.417: 400.216
Dart 2141550.2171.818: 330.0214
Dart 2141448.9178.317: 560.0216
Sand Point Ak55.3-160.518: 350.1220
Nikolski Ak52.9-168.918: 230.1916
Off Vancouver Bc48.7-126.816: 500.0106
Nukualofa To-21.1-175.215: 420.0918
Nawiliwili Kauai22-159.416: 020.1408
Crescent City Ca41.7-124.216: 020.2520
Port Orford Or42.7-124.516: 060.0718
Vanuatu-17.8168.315: 420.0524
Quepos Cr9.4-84.210: 120.1522
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.416: 020.1306
Makapu'u Hi21.3-157.714: 170.0114
Johnston Us16.7-169.515: 260.0220
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 172050
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 25
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2048 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 1740 0.20M/ 0.6FT 16
DART 21415 50.2N 171.8E 1833 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 21414 48.9N 178.3E 1756 0.02M/ 0.1FT 16
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 1835 0.12M/ 0.4FT 20
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 1823 0.19M/ 0.6FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 48.7N 126.8W 1650 0.01M/ 0.0FT 06
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1542 0.05M/ 0.2FT 24
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Midway28.2-177.417: 400.216
Dart 2141550.2171.818: 330.0214
Dart 2141448.9178.317: 560.0216
Sand Point Ak55.3-160.518: 350.1220
Nikolski Ak52.9-168.918: 230.1916
Off Vancouver Bc48.7-126.816: 500.0106
Nukualofa To-21.1-175.215: 420.0918
Nawiliwili Kauai22-159.416: 020.1408
Crescent City Ca41.7-124.216: 020.2520
Port Orford Or42.7-124.516: 060.0718
Vanuatu-17.8168.315: 420.0524
Quepos Cr9.4-84.210: 120.1522
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.416: 020.1306
Makapu'u Hi21.3-157.714: 170.0114
Johnston Us16.7-169.515: 260.0220
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171952
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 24
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1951 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 1740 0.20M/ 0.6FT 16
DART 21415 50.2N 171.8E 1833 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 21414 48.9N 178.3E 1756 0.02M/ 0.1FT 16
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 1835 0.12M/ 0.4FT 20
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 1823 0.19M/ 0.6FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 48.7N 126.8W 1650 0.01M/ 0.0FT 06
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1542 0.05M/ 0.2FT 24
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Off Vancouver Bc48.7-126.816: 500.0106
Nukualofa To-21.1-175.215: 420.0918
Nawiliwili Kauai22-159.416: 020.1408
Crescent City Ca41.7-124.216: 020.2520
Port Orford Or42.7-124.516: 060.0718
Vanuatu-17.8168.315: 420.0524
Quepos Cr9.4-84.210: 120.1522
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.416: 020.1306
Makapu'u Hi21.3-157.714: 170.0114
Johnston Us16.7-169.515: 260.0220
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171842
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 23
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1840 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
OFF VANCOUVER BC 48.7N 126.8W 1650 0.01M/ 0.0FT 06
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1542 0.05M/ 0.2FT 24
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Nukualofa To-21.1-175.215: 420.0918
Nawiliwili Kauai22-159.416: 020.1408
Crescent City Ca41.7-124.216: 020.2520
Port Orford Or42.7-124.516: 060.0718
Vanuatu-17.8168.315: 420.0524
Quepos Cr9.4-84.210: 120.1522
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.416: 020.1306
Makapu'u Hi21.3-157.714: 170.0114
Johnston Us16.7-169.515: 260.0220
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171735
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 22
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1735 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1542 0.05M/ 0.2FT 24
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Vanuatu-17.8168.315: 420.0524
Quepos Cr9.4-84.210: 120.1522
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.416: 020.1306
Makapu'u Hi21.3-157.714: 170.0114
Johnston Us16.7-169.515: 260.0220
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171634
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 21
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1634 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1542 0.05M/ 0.2FT 24
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Dart 5140719.6-156.613: 480.0220
Kawaihae Hawaii20-155.814: 260.2716
Off Vancouver Bc47.8-127.814: 34014
Dart 4640445.9-128.813: 540.0122
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.815: 000.220
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.414: 320.1216
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171534
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 20
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1534 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1432 0.12M/ 0.4FT 16
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Honolulu Oahu21.3-157.914: 320.0614
Kahului Maui20.9-156.514: 350.6618
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.814: 190.1618
Nawiliwili Hi22-159.414: 320.1216
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.714: 180.6720
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.913: 460.2206
Lottin Pt Nz-37.6178.212: 300.1516
Kalaupapa Hi21.2-15714: 060.0816
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 060.9318
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171518
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 19
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1518 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1419 0.16M/ 0.5FT 18
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1432 0.12M/ 0.4FT 16
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Hilo Hi19.7-155.114: 020.9916
Kahului Maui20.9-156.513: 530.4222
Hilo Hawaii19.7-155.113: 470.716
Apia Upolu Ws-13.8-171.813: 210.0816
Monterey Harbor Ca36.6-121.913: 010.0942
Dart 51426-23.3-168.312: 530.0214
Dart 4641139.3-12713: 030.0116
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.712: 540.2218
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.912: 110.0416
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171416
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 18
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1416 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1402 0.99M/ 3.2FT 16
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1353 0.42M/ 1.4FT 22
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1321 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1254 0.22M/ 0.7FT 18
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1211 0.04M/ 0.1FT 16
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Pago Pago As-14.3-170.712: 540.2218
Port San Luis Ca35.2-120.812: 450.0816
Santa Monica Ca34-118.512: 430.1532
Owenga Chatham Nz-44-176.412: 090.3514
Fishing Rock Raoul-29.3-177.912: 240.0510
Boat Cove Raoul Is-29.3-177.912: 110.0416
Dart 51426-23.3-168.311: 390.0116
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171314
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 17
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1313 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1254 0.22M/ 0.7FT 18
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1211 0.04M/ 0.1FT 16
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1139 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Dart 51426-23.3-168.311: 390.0116
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.611: 130.1416
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.2898
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.111: 331.3714
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.510: 490.3704
Huahine Pf-16.7-15111: 010.0914
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171209
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 16
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1209 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1139 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Papeete Tahiti-17.5-149.610: 410.112
Salina Cruz Mx16.2-95.210: 170.2220
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 300.3416
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.509: 110.304
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.409: 050.1926
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.110: 060.6814
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171111
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 15
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1110 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1041 0.10M/ 0.3FT 12
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 0911 0.30M/ 1.0FT 04
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1006 0.68M/ 2.2FT 14
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 230.2812
Nuku Hiva Marquesa-8.9-140.109: 510.2228
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.509: 110.2904
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 080.3314
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.408: 120.1730
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 171011
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 14
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1010 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0923 0.28M/ 0.9FT 12
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 0951 0.22M/ 0.7FT 28
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 0911 0.29M/ 0.9FT 04
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0812 0.17M/ 0.5FT 30
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Rikitea Pf-23.1-13509: 070.2510
Huatulco Mx15.8-96.108: 090.1808
Chiapas Mx14.7-92.408: 120.1730
Pureto Angel Mx15.7-96.508: 300.1206
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.807: 281.1418
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.600: 441.7840
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170910
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 13
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0909 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0907 0.25M/ 0.8FT 10
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0812 0.17M/ 0.5FT 30
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 0830 0.12M/ 0.4FT 06
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Matarani Pe-17-72.106: 530.2220
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.207: 400.5234
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.802: 580.9820
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170828
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0827 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0258 0.98M/ 3.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Santacruz Galapago-0.7-90.306: 430.5612
Dart 4341310.8-100.106: 390.0240
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.203: 090.2528
Matarani Pe-17-72.101: 030.1440
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.802: 580.9820
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170726
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0726 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0309 0.25M/ 0.8FT 28
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0103 0.14M/ 0.5FT 40
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0258 0.98M/ 3.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Dart 324115-90.805: 170.0348
Easter Cl-27.2-109.405: 050.8304
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.203: 090.2528
Matarani Pe-17-72.101: 030.1440
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.802: 580.9820
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170626
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 10
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0626 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0309 0.25M/ 0.8FT 28
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0103 0.14M/ 0.5FT 40
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0258 0.98M/ 3.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.300: 254.7520
Easter Cl-27.2-109.404: 290.1816
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.203: 090.2528
Matarani Pe-17-72.101: 030.1440
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.802: 580.9820
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170536
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 9
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0535 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0429 0.18M/ 0.6FT 16
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0309 0.25M/ 0.8FT 28
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0103 0.14M/ 0.5FT 40
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0258 0.98M/ 3.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 340.132
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.203: 090.2528
Matarani Pe-17-72.101: 030.1440
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.802: 580.9820
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.323: 393.1120
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170427
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0427 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0329 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0413 09/17
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0309 0.25M/ 0.8FT 28
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0103 0.14M/ 0.5FT 40
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0258 0.98M/ 3.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 2339 3.11M/10.2FT 20
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Matarani Pe-17-72.101: 030.1440
Quiriquina Cl-36.6-73.102: 490.8388
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 381.2108
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.102: 531.390
Dart 32412-18-86.301: 460.0520
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.802: 580.9820
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7202: 460.7612
Huasco Cl-28.5-71.201: 060.7712
Callao La-punta Pe-12.1-77.202: 310.238
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.323: 393.1120
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 260.1236


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170326
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 7
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0325 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0255 09/17
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0329 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0413 09/17
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0103 0.14M/ 0.5FT 40
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.30M/ 4.3FT 90
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0258 0.98M/ 3.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0231 0.20M/ 0.7FT 38
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 2339 3.11M/10.2FT 20
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2326 0.12M/ 0.4FT 36


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 510.6908
Constitucion Cl-35.4-72.501: 240.8860
Matarani Pe-17-72.101: 250.1118
Corral Cl-39.9-73.401: 240.2234
Tocopilla Cl-22.1-70.200: 460.1238
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.100: 200.4284
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 080.9708
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.323: 393.1120
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7223: 340.4624
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.823: 430.530
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 260.1236


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170225
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0224 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
GOLFO DE PENAS CHILE 47.1S 74.9W 0146 09/17
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0201 09/17
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0255 09/17
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0329 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0413 09/17
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0125 0.11M/ 0.4FT 18
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0020 0.42M/ 1.4FT 84
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0008 0.97M/ 3.2FT 08
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 2339 3.11M/10.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 2334 0.46M/ 1.5FT 24
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 2343 0.50M/ 1.6FT 30
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2326 0.12M/ 0.4FT 36


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 431.0930
Taltal Cl-25.4-70.500: 180.2538
Talcahuano Cl-36.7-73.100: 200.4284
Dart 32401-20.5-73.400: 200.0648
San Felix Cl-26.3-80.100: 190.506
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 080.9708
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.323: 393.1120
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7223: 340.4624
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.823: 430.530
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 260.1236


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170122
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0121 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0033 09/17
CORRAL CHILE 39.8S 73.5W 0033 09/17
ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0044 09/17
MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0052 09/17
SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0110 09/17
GOLFO DE PENAS CHILE 47.1S 74.9W 0146 09/17
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0201 09/17
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0255 09/17
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0329 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0413 09/17
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0020 0.42M/ 1.4FT 84
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0019 0.50M/ 1.6FT 06
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0008 0.97M/ 3.2FT 08
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 2339 3.11M/10.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 2334 0.46M/ 1.5FT 24
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 2343 0.50M/ 1.6FT 30
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2326 0.12M/ 0.4FT 36


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2254 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • TSUNAMI waves have been observed
  • Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts
Threat Forecast

  • TSUNAMI waves reaching more than 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of chile.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of FRENCH polynesia.
  • TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of mexico... ecuador... peru... antarctica... japan... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... MARSHALL islands... fiji... samoa... AMERICAN samoa... COOK islands... tokelau... vanuatu... kiribati... johnston island... palmyra island... howland and baker... tonga... WALLIS and futuna... PITCAIRN islands... niue... SOLOMON islands... russia... hawaii... and nw hawaiian islands.
  • TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of EL salvador... guatemala... honduras... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... colombia... australia... philippines... taiwan... china... NORTHERN marianas... guam... palau... yap... pohnpei... chuuk... kosrae... nauru... wake island... midway island... JARVIS island... tuvalu... PAPUA NEW guinea... indonesia... vietnam... malaysia... and brunei.
  • Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
  • For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
Valparaiso Cl-33-71.623: 501.6240
Chanaral Cl-26.4-70.600: 100.6734
Juan Fernandez-33.6-78.800: 080.9708
Coquimbo Cl-30-71.323: 393.1120
Bucalemu Cl-34.6-7223: 340.4624
Caldera Cl-27.1-70.823: 430.530
San Antonio Cl-33.6-71.623: 580.8618
Dart 32402-26.7-7423: 260.1236


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 170024
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0023 UTC THU SEP 17 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 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
CALDERA CHILE 27.1S 70.8W 2338 09/16
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0001 09/17
TALCAHUANO CHILE 36.7S 73.1W 0002 09/17
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0033 09/17
CORRAL CHILE 39.8S 73.5W 0033 09/17
ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0044 09/17
MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0052 09/17
SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0110 09/17
GOLFO DE PENAS CHILE 47.1S 74.9W 0146 09/17
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0201 09/17
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0255 09/17
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0329 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0413 09/17
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0500 09/17
THURSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA 72.0S 100.0W 0542 09/17
PITCAIRN ISLAND PITCAIRN 25.1S 130.1W 0715 09/17
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0743 09/17
RIKITEA FRENCH POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 0803 09/17
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0920 09/17
HIVA OA FRENCH POLYNESIA 10.0S 139.0W 0924 09/17
CAPE ADARE ANTARCTICA 71.0S 170.0E 0928 09/17
PAPEETE FRENCH POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1012 09/17
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 1034 09/17
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 1043 09/17
FLINT ISLAND KIRIBATI 11.4S 151.8W 1055 09/17
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 1141 09/17
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 1147 09/17
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 1150 09/17
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 1215 09/17
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 1219 09/17
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 1220 09/17
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 1221 09/17
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 41.3S 174.8E 1225 09/17
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 1226 09/17
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 1231 09/17
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 1240 09/17
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 1247 09/17
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 1257 09/17
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 1300 09/17
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 1302 09/17
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 1323 09/17
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 1325 09/17
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 1338 09/17
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 1339 09/17
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 1342 09/17
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1414 09/17
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 1426 09/17
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 1437 09/17
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 1454 09/17
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1515 09/17
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1539 09/17
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 1556 09/17
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 1620 09/17
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17
UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17
PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17
URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17
KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17
HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17
SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17
NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17


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.


TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350 1.62M/ 5.3FT 40
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0010 0.67M/ 2.2FT 34
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0008 0.97M/ 3.2FT 08
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 2339 3.11M/10.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 2334 0.46M/ 1.5FT 24
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 2343 0.50M/ 1.6FT 30
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2326 0.12M/ 0.4FT 36


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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 162329
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 4
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA (JATWC)
ISSUED AT 2329 UTC WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2015
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)
FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 4 FOR THE
INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 8.2 MWP
DEPTH: 10KM
DATE: 16 SEP 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 2254 UTC
LATITUDE: 31.78S
LONGITUDE: 71.51W
LOCATION: NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE

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

2015-09-18 09:08 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 162328
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 3
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA (JATWC)
ISSUED AT 2328 UTC WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2015
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)
FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 3 FOR THE
INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 8.2 MWP
DEPTH: 10KM
DATE: 16 SEP 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 2254 UTC
LATITUDE: 31.78S
LONGITUDE: 71.51W
LOCATION: NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE

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

2015-09-18 09:08 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 162304
RTSP-INATEWS-20150916-2317-001
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION NUMBER 1
ISSUED BY THE
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ISSUED AT 2317 UTC, WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 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 : 7.9 (MW(MB))
DEPTH : 10KM
DATE : 16 SEP 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 22:54:30 UTC
LATITUDE : 31.54S
LONGITUDE : 71.58W
LOCATION : NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE

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

2015-09-18 09:08 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 162327
RTSP-INDIA-20150916-2254-002 (TYPE - I Supplementary 01)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 2
REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)
issued at: 2327 UTC Wednesday 16 September 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------

TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCs)
FROM: RTSP INDIA

NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED BULLETIN 2(REVISED EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION)
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 7.8 M
DEPTH: 10 km
DATE: 16 Sep 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 22 54 UTC
LATITUDE: 31.52 S
LONGITUDE: 71.62 W
LOCATION: Near Coast of Central Chile

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:
www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss150916225400&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
--------------------------------------------------------------------

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • A TSUNAMI has been generated that could potentially impact the areas listed above
  • The u s national TSUNAMI warning center is analyzing the event to determine the level of danger
  • More information will be issued as it becomes available
  • This earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive TSUNAMI in the source region
Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:041.37-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3304:474.6-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8104:350.4-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--04:460.64-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--04:440.43-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2204:240.52-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5404:151.46-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6104:200.7-


Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 170029
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
529 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS


...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT
THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

* THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS ANALYZING
THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER.

* MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

* THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE
TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 4.5FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0447 PM PDT SEP 16 15.1FT
CALDERA CHILE 0435 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0446 PM PDT SEP 16 2.1FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0444 PM PDT SEP 16 1.4FT
HUASCO CHILE 0424 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0415 PM PDT SEP 16 4.8FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0420 PM PDT SEP 16 2.3FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE
PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.

* 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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region
  • The u s national TSUNAMI warning center is analyzing the event to determine the level of danger
  • More information will be issued as it becomes available
  • This earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive TSUNAMI in the source region

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 162326
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
426 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* REVISED MAGNITUDE


...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO COASTS OUTSIDE THE SOURCE REGION.

* THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS ANALYZING
THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER.

* MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

* THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE
TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.6 SOUTH 71.8 WEST
* DEPTH 8 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE
PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.

* 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.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
LA JOLLA (CALIFORNIA)32.85-117.2707:300.09-
SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA)32.71-117.1606:230.12-
LOS ANGELES HARBOR (CA)--07:440.12-
SANTA MONICA (CALIFORNIA)34.01-118.4909:380.21-
SANTA BARBARA (CA)--07:360.21-
VENTURA (CALIFORNIA)34.28-119.2606:070.34-
PORT SAN LUIS (CA)--07:450.18-
MONTEREY (CALIFORNIA)36.61-121.9105:400.09-
POINT REYES (CALIFORNIA)--07:310.12-
ARENA COVE (CALIFORNIA)--11:080.09-
SAN FRANCISCO (CA)--07:320.06-
HUMBOLDT BAY (CALIFORNIA)--06:360.06-
PORT ORFORD (OREGON)42.75-124.4809:150.09-
CRESCENT CITY (CA)--08:520.24-
TOFINO BRITISH (COLUMBIA)--10:190.06-
CAPE SCOTT (BC)--08:280.06-
LANGARA (BC)--09:530.06-
PORT ALEXANDER (ALASKA)56.26-134.6411:180.09-
YAKUTAT (ALASKA)59.56-139.7311:010.06-
ATKA (ALASKA)52.19-174.2111:060.06-
NIKOLSKI (ALASKA)52.93-168.8511:310.18-
SAND POINT (ALASKA)55.33-160.4910:450.09-
KING COVE (ALASKA)55.06-162.311:240.18-
SEWARD (ALASKA)60.13-149.4510:500.09-
UNALASKA (ALASKA)53.86-166.5311:270.06-
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC (IS)--05:340.06-
PAGO PAGO (AS)--06:030.34-
HILO (HAWAII)19.72-155.0807:050.85-
KAWAIHAE (HAWAII)20.04-155.8307:180.24-
KAHULUI (HAWAII)20.89-156.4707:260.58-
NAWILIWILI (HAWAII)--07:400.12-
FRENCH_FRIGATE (HAWAII)--08:130.06-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUAHINE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:290.09-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
LOTTIN POINT (NZ)--05:380.12-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171840
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 21
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1140 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 0730 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 0623 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
LOS ANGELES HARBOR CA 0744 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA 0938 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
SANTA BARBARA CA 0736 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
VENTURA CALIFORNIA 0607 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
PORT SAN LUIS CA 0745 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
POINT REYES CALIFORNIA 0731 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
ARENA COVE CALIFORNIA 1108 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN FRANCISCO CA 0732 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
HUMBOLDT BAY CALIFORNIA 0636 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PORT ORFORD OREGON 0915 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
CRESCENT CITY CA 0852 AM PDT SEP 17 0.8FT
TOFINO BRITISH COLUMBIA 1019 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
CAPE SCOTT BC 0828 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
LANGARA BC 0953 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PORT ALEXANDER ALASKA 1118 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
YAKUTAT ALASKA 1101 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ATKA ALASKA 1106 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
NIKOLSKI ALASKA 1131 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
SAND POINT ALASKA 1045 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
KING COVE ALASKA 1124 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
SEWARD ALASKA 1050 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
UNALASKA ALASKA 1127 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC IS 0534 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PAGO PAGO AS 0603 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
HILO HAWAII 0705 AM PDT SEP 17 2.8FT
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 0718 AM PDT SEP 17 0.8FT
KAHULUI HAWAII 0726 AM PDT SEP 17 1.9FT
NAWILIWILI HAWAII 0740 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
FRENCH_FRIGATE HAWAII 0813 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUAHINE FR. POLYNESIA 0429 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
LOTTIN POINT NZ 0538 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
LA JOLLA (CALIFORNIA)32.85-117.2707:300.09-
SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA)32.71-117.1606:230.12-
LOS ANGELES HARBOR (CA)--07:440.12-
SANTA MONICA (CALIFORNIA)34.01-118.4909:380.21-
SANTA BARBARA (CA)--07:360.21-
VENTURA (CALIFORNIA)34.28-119.2606:070.34-
PORT SAN LUIS (CA)--07:450.18-
MONTEREY (CALIFORNIA)36.61-121.9105:400.09-
POINT REYES (CALIFORNIA)--07:310.12-
ARENA COVE (CALIFORNIA)--05:580.09-
SAN FRANCISCO (CA)--07:320.06-
HUMBOLDT BAY (CALIFORNIA)--06:360.06-
PORT ORFORD (OREGON)42.75-124.4809:150.09-
CRESCENT CITY (CA)--08:520.24-
TOFINO BRITISH (COLUMBIA)--10:190.06-
CAPE SCOTT (BC)--08:280.06-
LANGARA (BC)--09:510.06-
PORT ALEXANDER (ALASKA)56.26-134.6409:290.03-
YAKUTAT (ALASKA)59.56-139.7310:240.03-
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC (IS)--05:340.06-
PAGO PAGO (AS)--06:030.34-
HILO (HAWAII)19.72-155.0807:050.85-
KAWAIHAE (HAWAII)20.04-155.8307:180.24-
KAHULUI (HAWAII)20.89-156.4707:260.58-
NAWILIWILI (HAWAII)--07:400.12-
FRENCH_FRIGATE (HAWAII)--08:130.06-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUAHINE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:290.09-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
LOTTIN POINT (NZ)--05:380.12-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171740
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 20
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1040 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 0730 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 0623 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
LOS ANGELES HARBOR CA 0744 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA 0938 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
SANTA BARBARA CA 0736 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
VENTURA CALIFORNIA 0607 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
PORT SAN LUIS CA 0745 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
POINT REYES CALIFORNIA 0731 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
ARENA COVE CALIFORNIA 0558 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN FRANCISCO CA 0732 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
HUMBOLDT BAY CALIFORNIA 0636 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PORT ORFORD OREGON 0915 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
CRESCENT CITY CA 0852 AM PDT SEP 17 0.8FT
TOFINO BRITISH COLUMBIA 1019 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
CAPE SCOTT BC 0828 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
LANGARA BC 0951 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PORT ALEXANDER ALASKA 0929 AM PDT SEP 17 0.1FT
YAKUTAT ALASKA 1024 AM PDT SEP 17 0.1FT
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC IS 0534 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PAGO PAGO AS 0603 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
HILO HAWAII 0705 AM PDT SEP 17 2.8FT
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 0718 AM PDT SEP 17 0.8FT
KAHULUI HAWAII 0726 AM PDT SEP 17 1.9FT
NAWILIWILI HAWAII 0740 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
FRENCH_FRIGATE HAWAII 0813 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUAHINE FR. POLYNESIA 0429 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
LOTTIN POINT NZ 0538 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
LA JOLLA (CALIFORNIA)32.85-117.2707:300.09-
SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA)32.71-117.1606:230.12-
LOS ANGELES HARBOR (CA)--07:440.12-
SANTA MONICA (CALIFORNIA)34.01-118.4907:000.15-
SANTA BARBARA (CA)--07:360.21-
VENTURA (CALIFORNIA)34.28-119.2606:070.34-
PORT SAN LUIS (CA)--07:450.18-
MONTEREY (CALIFORNIA)36.61-121.9105:400.09-
POINT REYES (CALIFORNIA)--07:310.12-
ARENA COVE (CALIFORNIA)--05:580.09-
SAN FRANCISCO (CA)--07:320.06-
HUMBOLDT BAY (CALIFORNIA)--06:360.06-
PORT ORFORD (OREGON)42.75-124.4809:150.06-
CRESCENT CITY (CA)--08:520.24-
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC (IS)--05:340.06-
PAGO PAGO (AS)--06:030.34-
HILO (HAWAII)19.72-155.0807:050.85-
KAWAIHAE (HAWAII)20.04-155.8307:180.24-
KAHULUI (HAWAII)20.89-156.4707:260.58-
NAWILIWILI (HAWAII)--07:400.12-
FRENCH_FRIGATE (HAWAII)--08:130.06-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUAHINE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:290.09-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
LOTTIN POINT (NZ)--05:380.12-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171638
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 19
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
938 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 0730 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 0623 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
LOS ANGELES HARBOR CA 0744 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA 0700 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
SANTA BARBARA CA 0736 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
VENTURA CALIFORNIA 0607 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
PORT SAN LUIS CA 0745 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
POINT REYES CALIFORNIA 0731 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
ARENA COVE CALIFORNIA 0558 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN FRANCISCO CA 0732 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
HUMBOLDT BAY CALIFORNIA 0636 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PORT ORFORD OREGON 0915 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
CRESCENT CITY CA 0852 AM PDT SEP 17 0.8FT
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC IS 0534 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PAGO PAGO AS 0603 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
HILO HAWAII 0705 AM PDT SEP 17 2.8FT
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 0718 AM PDT SEP 17 0.8FT
KAHULUI HAWAII 0726 AM PDT SEP 17 1.9FT
NAWILIWILI HAWAII 0740 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
FRENCH_FRIGATE HAWAII 0813 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUAHINE FR. POLYNESIA 0429 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
LOTTIN POINT NZ 0538 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
LA JOLLA (CALIFORNIA)32.85-117.2707:300.09-
SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA)32.71-117.1606:220.15-
LOS ANGELES HARBOR (CA)--07:440.12-
SANTA MONICA (CALIFORNIA)34.01-118.4905:320.21-
SANTA BARBARA (CA)--07:360.21-
VENTURA (CALIFORNIA)34.28-119.2606:070.34-
PORT SAN LUIS (CA)--07:450.18-
MONTEREY (CALIFORNIA)36.61-121.9105:400.09-
POINT REYES (CALIFORNIA)--07:310.12-
ARENA COVE (CALIFORNIA)--05:580.09-
SAN FRANCISCO (CA)--07:320.06-
HUMBOLDT BAY (CALIFORNIA)--06:360.06-
PORT ORFORD (OREGON)42.75-124.4806:430.06-
CRESCENT CITY (CA)--07:420.15-
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC (IS)--05:340.06-
PAGO PAGO (AS)--06:030.34-
HILO (HAWAII)19.72-155.0807:050.85-
KAWAIHAE (HAWAII)20.04-155.8307:180.24-
KAHULUI (HAWAII)20.89-156.4707:260.58-
HONIARA SOLOMON (IS.)--08:190.09-
NAWILIWILI (HAWAII)--07:400.12-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUAHINE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:290.09-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
LOTTIN POINT (NZ)--05:380.12-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171541
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 18
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
841 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 0730 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 0622 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
LOS ANGELES HARBOR CA 0744 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA 0532 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
SANTA BARBARA CA 0736 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
VENTURA CALIFORNIA 0607 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
PORT SAN LUIS CA 0745 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
POINT REYES CALIFORNIA 0731 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
ARENA COVE CALIFORNIA 0558 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN FRANCISCO CA 0732 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
HUMBOLDT BAY CALIFORNIA 0636 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PORT ORFORD OREGON 0643 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
CRESCENT CITY CA 0742 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC IS 0534 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PAGO PAGO AS 0603 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
HILO HAWAII 0705 AM PDT SEP 17 2.8FT
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 0718 AM PDT SEP 17 0.8FT
KAHULUI HAWAII 0726 AM PDT SEP 17 1.9FT
HONIARA SOLOMON IS. 0819 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
NAWILIWILI HAWAII 0740 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUAHINE FR. POLYNESIA 0429 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
LOTTIN POINT NZ 0538 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
LA JOLLA (CALIFORNIA)32.85-117.2704:580.09-
SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA)32.71-117.1606:220.15-
LOS ANGELES HARBOR (CA)--05:280.09-
SANTA MONICA (CALIFORNIA)34.01-118.4905:320.21-
SANTA BARBARA (CA)--05:420.06-
VENTURA (CALIFORNIA)34.28-119.2605:400.18-
PORT SAN LUIS (CA)--03:570.06-
MONTEREY (CALIFORNIA)36.61-121.9105:400.06-
ARENA COVE (CALIFORNIA)--05:580.09-
HUMBOLDT BAY (CALIFORNIA)--06:360.06-
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC (IS)--05:340.06-
PAGO PAGO (AS)--06:030.34-
HILO (HAWAII)19.72-155.0807:051.13-
KAWAIHAE (HAWAII)20.04-155.8307:180.34-
KAHULUI (HAWAII)20.89-156.4707:260.55-
NAWILIWILI (HAWAII)--07:390.09-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUAHINE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:290.09-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
LOTTIN POINT (NZ)--05:380.12-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171442
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 17
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
742 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 0458 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 0622 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
LOS ANGELES HARBOR CA 0528 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA 0532 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
SANTA BARBARA CA 0542 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
VENTURA CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
PORT SAN LUIS CA 0357 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ARENA COVE CALIFORNIA 0558 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUMBOLDT BAY CALIFORNIA 0636 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC IS 0534 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PAGO PAGO AS 0603 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
HILO HAWAII 0705 AM PDT SEP 17 3.7FT
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 0718 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
KAHULUI HAWAII 0726 AM PDT SEP 17 1.8FT
NAWILIWILI HAWAII 0739 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUAHINE FR. POLYNESIA 0429 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
LOTTIN POINT NZ 0538 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
LA JOLLA (CALIFORNIA)32.85-117.2704:550.06-
SANTA MONICA (CALIFORNIA)34.01-118.4905:320.21-
SANTA BARBARA (CA)--05:420.06-
VENTURA (CALIFORNIA)34.28-119.2605:400.18-
PORT SAN LUIS (CA)--03:570.06-
MONTEREY (CALIFORNIA)36.61-121.9105:400.06-
ARENA COVE (CALIFORNIA)--05:580.03-
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC (IS)--05:340.06-
PAGO PAGO (AS)--06:030.34-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUAHINE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:290.09-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
LOTTIN POINT (NZ)--05:380.12-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171341
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 16
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
641 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 0455 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA 0532 AM PDT SEP 17 0.7FT
SANTA BARBARA CA 0542 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
VENTURA CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
PORT SAN LUIS CA 0357 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA 0540 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ARENA COVE CALIFORNIA 0558 AM PDT SEP 17 0.1FT
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC IS 0534 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
PAGO PAGO AS 0603 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUAHINE FR. POLYNESIA 0429 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
LOTTIN POINT NZ 0538 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
LA JOLLA (CALIFORNIA)32.85-117.2704:580.06-
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC (IS)--05:030.06-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUAHINE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:290.09-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
LOTTIN POINT (NZ)--05:210.12-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171239
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 15
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
539 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 0458 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
RAOUL IS. KERMADEC IS 0503 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUAHINE FR. POLYNESIA 0429 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
LOTTIN POINT NZ 0521 AM PDT SEP 17 0.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--01:510.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--03:280.76-
PAPEETE FR. (POLYNESIA)--04:090.15-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. (POLYNES)--02:210.34-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171141
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 14
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
441 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17



OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 0151 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0328 AM PDT SEP 17 2.5FT
PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 0409 AM PDT SEP 17 0.5FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
RIKITEA GAMBIER FR. POLYNES 0221 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--11:570.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--02:290.34-
NUKU_HIVA (FR._POLYNESIA)--02:580.09-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 171046
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 13
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
346 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17



OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 1157 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0229 AM PDT SEP 17 1.1FT
NUKU_HIVA FR._POLYNESIA 0258 AM PDT SEP 17 0.3FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--11:570.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--01:290.06-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170944
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
244 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* THERE ARE NO UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17



OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 1157 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0129 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--11:570.18-
RIKITEA FR. (POLYNESIA)--01:290.06-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.61-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170845
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
145 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR TSUNAMI FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17



OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 1157 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 0129 AM PDT SEP 17 0.2FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--11:570.18-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--12:220.18-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--11:490.58-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170743
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 10
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1243 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR UPDATED FORECASTS


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17




OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 1157 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1222 AM PDT SEP 17 0.6FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1149 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.85-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--10:320.12-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEPOS COSTA (RICA)--11:200.09-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS (IS.)--10:280.4-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170641
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 9
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1141 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR FORECAST UPDATES


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.8FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 1032 PM PDT SEP 16 0.4FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEPOS COSTA RICA 1120 PM PDT SEP 16 0.3FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS IS. 1028 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.8-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.75-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8108:200.94-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.52-
SAN_FELIX_IS. (CHILE)--05:170.3-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1307:091.19-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4307:450.37-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3210:060.58-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6710:210.55-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:530.76-
BALTRA IS. (ECUADOR)--10:030.09-
ANCUD (CHILE)-41.86-73.8308:030.15-
BAHIA MANSA (CHILE)--08:520.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--07:371.16-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.46-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--07:100.82-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
LEBU (CHILE)-37.61-73.6506:360.4-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--09:510.34-
PISAGUA (CHILE)-19.61-70.209:380.15-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--08:280.73-
QUEULE (CHILE)-39.38-73.2309:420.3-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.86-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
SANTA CRUZ (GALAPAGOS (IS.))--10:280.4-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4807:480.3-
TOCOPILLA (CHILE)-22.09-70.1905:270.18-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170541
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1041 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 5.9FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.6FT
CALDERA CHILE 0820 PM PDT SEP 16 3.1FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
SAN_FELIX_IS. CHILE 0517 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0709 PM PDT SEP 16 3.9FT
CORRAL CHILE 0745 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
ARICA CHILE 1006 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
LA PUNTA PERU 1021 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0953 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
BALTRA IS. ECUADOR 1003 PM PDT SEP 16 0.3FT
ANCUD CHILE 0803 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
BAHIA MANSA CHILE 0852 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0737 PM PDT SEP 16 3.8FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0710 PM PDT SEP 16 2.7FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
LEBU CHILE 0636 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0951 PM PDT SEP 16 1.1FT
PISAGUA CHILE 0938 PM PDT SEP 16 0.5FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0828 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
QUEULE CHILE 0942 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
SANTA CRUZ (GALAPAGOS IS.) 1028 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
TALTAL CHILE 0748 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
TOCOPILLA CHILE 0527 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.86-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.66-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8107:160.91-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.46-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1305:440.46-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4306:080.27-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3207:070.52-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6709:150.4-
EASTER IS. (CHILE)--09:340.37-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--06:001.04-
CORONEL (CHILE)-37.03-73.1508:230.58-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--05:500.67-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--07:300.3-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--05:550.24-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.77-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4805:400.24-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170442
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 7
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
942 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.3FT
CALDERA CHILE 0716 PM PDT SEP 16 3.0FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CORRAL CHILE 0608 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
ARICA CHILE 0707 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
LA PUNTA PERU 0915 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
EASTER IS. CHILE 0934 PM PDT SEP 16 1.2FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0600 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
CORONEL CHILE 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 1.9FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0550 PM PDT SEP 16 2.2FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0730 PM PDT SEP 16 1.0FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0555 PM PDT SEP 16 0.8FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 5.8FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
TALTAL CHILE 0540 PM PDT SEP 16 0.8FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.86-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.66-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8107:160.91-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.408:120.46-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1305:440.46-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4306:080.27-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3207:070.52-
LA PUNTA (PERU)-6.82-79.6708:230.27-
CHANARAL (CHILE)--06:001.04-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--05:500.67-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
PATACHE (CHILE)--07:300.27-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--05:550.24-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.77-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4805:400.24-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170337
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
837 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR FORCAST UPDATES.


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17

OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.3FT
CALDERA CHILE 0716 PM PDT SEP 16 3.0FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0812 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CORRAL CHILE 0608 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
ARICA CHILE 0707 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT
LA PUNTA PERU 0823 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
CHANARAL CHILE 0600 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0550 PM PDT SEP 16 2.2FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
PATACHE CHILE 0730 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0555 PM PDT SEP 16 0.8FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 5.8FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
TALTAL CHILE 0540 PM PDT SEP 16 0.8FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.86-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.66-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8107:160.91-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.406:000.4-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1305:440.46-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4306:080.27-
ARICA (CHILE)-18.49-70.3206:560.55-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--06:001.04-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--05:500.67-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.76-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4805:550.24-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.77-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170238
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
738 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
* REVISED FORECAST INFORMATION
SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR FORECAST UPDATES.


...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
---------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.3FT
CALDERA CHILE 0716 PM PDT SEP 16 3.0FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0600 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CORRAL CHILE 0608 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
ARICA CHILE 0656 PM PDT SEP 16 1.8FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0600 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0550 PM PDT SEP 16 2.2FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.5FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
TALTAL CHILE 0555 PM PDT SEP 16 0.8FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 5.8FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 09:08 message from NTWC link

Tsunami Observations

  • The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level
GAUGE LOCATIONLATLONTIME (UTC)HEIGHT (m)PERIOD (min)
VALPARAISO (CHILE)-33.02-71.5505:441.86-
COQUIMBO (CHILE)-29.97-71.3305:254.66-
CALDERA (CHILE)-27.08-70.8106:130.61-
JUAN_FERNANDEZ (CHILE)--05:230.98-
ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE)-23.64-70.406:000.4-
TALCAHUANO (CHILE)-36.75-73.1305:440.46-
CORRAL (CHILE)-39.88-73.4306:080.27-
QUIRIQUINA (CHILE)--06:001.04-
CONSTITUCION (CHILE)--05:500.67-
HUASCO (CHILE)-28.46-71.2206:010.73-
PAPOSO (CHILE)--04:510.18-
TALTAL (CHILE)-25.4-70.4805:550.24-
QUINTERO (CHILE)-32.78-71.5405:041.77-
SAN ANTONIO (CHILE)-33.6-71.6105:281.04-


Original Message :

WEAK51 PAAQ 170143
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
643 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
* REVISED ALERT AREAS
* REVISED FORECAST INFORMATION
TSUNAMI FORECASTS IN THE ADVISORY REGION EXCEED A FOOT
IN SOME LOCATIONS.


...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES - UPDATED
-------------------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS - UPDATED
-----------------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST FORECAST FORECAST
START OF TSUNAMI MAX TSUNAMI
SITE OF TSUNAMI DURATION HEIGHT
---- ---------- -------- -------------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT

FORECAST MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVEL
ABOVE THE TIDE.

FORECAST TSUNAMI DURATION IS THE APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF TIME WHICH
THE TSUNAMI MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTIVITY.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
---------------------------- ------------------- --------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 6.1FT
COQUIMBO CHILE 0525 PM PDT SEP 16 15.3FT
CALDERA CHILE 0613 PM PDT SEP 16 2.0FT
JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0523 PM PDT SEP 16 3.2FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 0600 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT
TALCAHUANO CHILE 0544 PM PDT SEP 16 1.5FT
CORRAL CHILE 0608 PM PDT SEP 16 0.9FT
QUIRIQUINA CHILE 0600 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT
CONSTITUCION CHILE 0550 PM PDT SEP 16 2.2FT
HUASCO CHILE 0601 PM PDT SEP 16 2.4FT
PAPOSO CHILE 0451 PM PDT SEP 16 0.6FT
TALTAL CHILE 0555 PM PDT SEP 16 0.8FT
QUINTERO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 5.8FT
SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0528 PM PDT SEP 16 3.4FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1555 PDT SEP 16 2015
2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 MINUTES.

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

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2015-09-18 08:32 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region
  • The u s national TSUNAMI warning center is analyzing the event to determine the level of danger
  • More information will be issued as it becomes available
  • This earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive TSUNAMI in the source region

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 162301
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
401 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO COASTS OUTSIDE THE SOURCE REGION.

* THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS ANALYZING
THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER.

* MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

* THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE
TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 7.9
* ORIGIN TIME 1454 AKDT SEP 16 2015
1554 PDT SEP 16 2015
2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 71.9 WEST
* DEPTH 21 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE
PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.

* 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.

$$

2015-09-16 23:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 occurred near the coast of central CHILE at 2255 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 16 2015
  • Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters widespread hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible
Threat Forecast

  • Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within the next three hours along some coasts of CHILE and PERU

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 162301
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2300 UTC WED SEP 16 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 7.9
* ORIGIN TIME 2255 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 71.9 WEST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.9 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2255 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.

* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
---------------------------------

* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE AND PERU



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)
------------------------------------------------------------
VALPARAISO CHILE 33.0S 71.6W 2316 09/16
COQUIMBO CHILE 29.9S 71.4W 2316 09/16
CALDERA CHILE 27.1S 70.8W 2337 09/16
TALCAHUANO CHILE 36.7S 73.1W 0001 09/17
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0002 09/17
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0029 09/17
CORRAL CHILE 39.8S 73.5W 0030 09/17
ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0044 09/17
MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0055 09/17
SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0112 09/17
GOLFO DE PENAS CHILE 47.1S 74.9W 0145 09/17
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0202 09/17
TALARA PERU 4.6S 81.5W 0251 09/17
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0254 09/17
LA LIBERTAD ECUADOR 2.2S 81.2W 0313 09/17
PIMENTAL PERU 6.9S 80.0W 0319 09/17
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0325 09/17
ESMERELDAS ECUADOR 1.2N 79.8W 0400 09/17
PUNTA ARENAS CHILE 53.2S 70.9W 0402 09/17
EASTER ISLAND CHILE 27.1S 109.4W 0415 09/17
TUMACO COLOMBIA 1.8N 78.9W 0419 09/17
BAHIA SOLANO COLOMBIA 6.3N 77.4W 0452 09/17


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.

$$

2015-09-16 23:16 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 162307
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 2
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 2307 UTC WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2015
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]
FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 2 FOR THE
INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 7.9 MWP
DEPTH: 15KM
DATE: 16 SEP 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 2254 UTC
LATITUDE: 31.50S
LONGITUDE: 71.36W
LOCATION: NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE

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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2015-09-16 23:16 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 162300
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 2300 UTC WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 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: 7.2 MWP
DEPTH: 33KM
DATE: 16 SEP 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 2254 UTC
LATITUDE: 31.50S
LONGITUDE: 72.20W
LOCATION: OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE

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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2015-09-16 23:16 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 162304
RTSP-INDIA-20150916-2254-001 (TYPE - I)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)
issued at: 2304 UTC Wednesday 16 September 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: 7.6 M
DEPTH: 10 km
DATE: 16 Sep 2015
ORIGIN TIME: 22 54 UTC
LATITUDE: 31.57 S
LONGITUDE: 71.52 W
LOCATION: Near Coast of Central Chile

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:
www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss150916225400&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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