Overall Green Earthquake in Papua New Guinea on 23 Apr 2013 23:14 UTC

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M 6.5 in Papua New Guinea on 23 Apr 2013 23:14 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

23/04 23:40 WEPA40RJTD232339

23/04 23:28 WEIO20DEMS232324

23/04 23:28 WEIO24AMMC232325

23/04 23:25 WEPA42PHEB232321001

23/04 23:25 WEAK53PAAQ232322

23/04 23:25 WEPA42PHEB232321

23/04 23:25 WEHW42PHEB232321

2013-04-23 23:40 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 232339

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 2339Z 23 APR 2013

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:2315Z 23 APR 2013

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT03.6SOUTH LON152.3EAST

NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, REGION

BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAG:6.6

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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2013-04-23 23:28 link

Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 232324

RTSP-INDIA-20130423-2314-001 (TYPE - I)

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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

ISSUED AT: 2324 UTC TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2013

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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: 6.5 MW(MB)

DEPTH: 44 KM

DATE: 23 APR 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 23 14 UTC

LATITUDE: 3.93 S

LONGITUDE: 152.08 E

LOCATION: NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

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

WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN/INCOIS/TSUNAMI/LOGIN.JSP?DSSID=DSS13042323

1400&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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2013-04-23 23:28 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 232325

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 23:25 UTC TUESDAY 23 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: 6.5 MWP

DEPTH: 5KM

DATE: 23 APR 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 2314 UTC

LATITUDE: 3.760S

LONGITUDE: 152.310E

LOCATION: NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

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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2013-04-23 23:25 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 232321

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 2321Z 23 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 - 2315Z 23 APR 2013

COORDINATES - 3.6 SOUTH 152.3 EAST

DEPTH - 33 KM

LOCATION - NEW IRELAND REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MAGNITUDE - 6.6

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL

TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN

A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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.

2013-04-23 23:25 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 232322

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

422 PM PDT TUE APR 23 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 6.6

* ORIGIN TIME 1515 AKDT APR 23 2013

1615 PDT APR 23 2013

2315 UTC APR 23 2013

* COORDINATES 3.6 SOUTH 152.3 EAST

* DEPTH 21 MILES

* LOCATION NEW IRELAND REGION P.N.G.

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.

$$

2013-04-23 23:25 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

2013-04-23 23:25 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 232321

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-240121-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

121 PM HST TUE APR 23 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 - 0115 PM HST 23 APR 2013

COORDINATES - 3.6 SOUTH 152.3 EAST

LOCATION - NEW IRELAND REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MAGNITUDE - 6.6 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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