Overall Green Earthquake in Papua New Guinea on 14 Apr 2013 01:32 UTC

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M 6.6 in Papua New Guinea on 14 Apr 2013 01:32 UTC

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

14/04 02:05 WEIO24AMMC140157

14/04 01:55 WEPA40RJTD140151

14/04 01:45 WEAK53PAAQ140140

14/04 01:45 WEHW42PHEB140140

14/04 01:40 WEPA42PHEB140138

2013-04-14 02:05 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 140157

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 01:57 UTC SUNDAY 14 APRIL 2013

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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: 6.7 MWP

DEPTH: 35KM

DATE: 14 APR 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 0132 UTC

LATITUDE: 6.550S

LONGITUDE: 154.670E

LOCATION: SOLOMON ISLANDS

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

http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp/index.shtml

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA

FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL

PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE [JATWC]

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2013-04-14 01:55 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is a very small possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 140151

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 0151Z 14 APR 2013

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:0132Z 14 APR 2013

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT06.4SOUTH LON154.6EAST

BOUGAINVILLE - SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION

BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAG:6.7

BY PTWC

EVALUATION

THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

ESTIMATION AT THE FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMIS WITH

AMPLITUDE OF 0.5 METER OR OVER ARE EXPECTED AT ANY OF THEM.

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

TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT

THE POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE

EARTHQUAKE OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS.

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2013-04-14 01:45 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 140140

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

640 PM PDT SAT APR 13 2013

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

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION

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

* THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND

HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.7

* ORIGIN TIME 1732 AKDT APR 13 2013

1832 PDT APR 13 2013

0132 UTC APR 14 2013

* COORDINATES 6.4 SOUTH 154.6 EAST

* DEPTH 47 MILES

* LOCATION SOLOMON ISLANDS

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT

UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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

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

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

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2013-04-14 01:45 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 140140

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-140340-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

340 PM HST SAT APR 13 2013

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0332 PM HST 13 APR 2013

COORDINATES - 6.4 SOUTH 154.6 EAST

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 6.7 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS

NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A

DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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2013-04-14 01:40 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 140138

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 0138Z 14 APR 2013

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

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

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0132Z 14 APR 2013

COORDINATES - 6.4 SOUTH 154.6 EAST

DEPTH - 75 KM

LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 6.7

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND

HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH

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

MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

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

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