Hazardous Tsunami Waves Possible in PNG, Solomons
[The following are messages from the NOAA Tsunami
Warning Center covering the Pacific Ocean following a
large earthquake in the New Ireland region of Papua New
Guinea. There is no predicted tsunami threat to NZ. See National
Advisory: Tsunami - No Threat to New Zealand]
UPDATE: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says the tsunami threat has mostly passed.
000 TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 ...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF
THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL
DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ****
NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** *
MAGNITUDE 7.6 * AN EARTHQUAKE
WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED IN * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY
EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE
POSSIBLE PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND SOLOMON
ISLANDS RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL
AREAS * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD STAY ALERT * ESTIMATED TIMES
OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE LOCATION REGION COORDINATES
ETA(UTC) * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF
WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS * IMPACTS CAN
VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON
THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A
TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE *
THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER
IF * AUTHORITATIVE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. *
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT * COASTAL
REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND * COASTAL REGIONS OF
CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... $$ -- 000 TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2 ...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF
THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL
DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ****
NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** *
MAGNITUDE 7.6 * AN EARTHQUAKE
WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED IN * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE
DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE * TSUNAMI WAVES
REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE PAPUA NEW
GUINEA.
AUSTRALIA... JAPAN... PHILIPPINES... NEW CALEDONIA... * FOR OTHER AREAS
COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS * PERSONS LOCATED IN
THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT * ESTIMATED TIMES
OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE LOCATION REGION COORDINATES
ETA(UTC)
* A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE
CRESTS * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE
SECTION OF COAST TO *
IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE
AT *
PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE *
THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER
IF * AUTHORITATIVE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. *
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT * COASTAL
REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND * COASTAL REGIONS OF
CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... $$
WEPA40 PHEB
292355
TSUPAC
NWS PACIFIC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2354 UTC SUN MAR 29
2015
**** NOTICE
**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION
SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH
COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.
ALERT FOR EACH
COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE
PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* ORIGIN TIME 2349 UTC MAR 29
2015
* COORDINATES 4.7 SOUTH 152.7 EAST
*
DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION NEW
IRELAND REGION PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
EVALUATION
----------
THE
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2349 UTC ON
SUNDAY
MARCH 29 2015.
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 KM
OF THE
EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.
TSUNAMI THREAT
FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------
WITHIN 1000 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE
COASTS OF
-------------------
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY
COASTAL
POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR
OWN EVALUATION...
PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF
THREAT.
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF
ARRIVAL
--------------------------
FOR
PLACES WITH AN ETA WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE
THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE
TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE
HOUR.
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RABAUL PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4.2S 152.3E 2359
03/29
AMUN PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.0S 154.7E
0023 03/30
FALAMAE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.4S
155.6E 0028 03/30
WOODLARK ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
9.0S 152.9E 0031 03/30
ULAMONA PAPUA NEW
GUINEA 5.0S 151.3E 0034 03/30
KIETA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.1S 155.6E 0040 03/30
KAVIENG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.5S 150.7E 0053 03/30
PANGGOE
SOLOMON ISLANDS 6.9S 157.2E 0054 03/30
LAE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.8S 147.0E 0054 03/30
MUNDA
SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.4S 157.2E 0059 03/30
MANUS
ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.0S 147.5E 0118 03/30
GHATERE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.8S 159.2E 0126
03/30
MADANG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.2S 145.8E
0127 03/30
HONIARA SOLOMON ISLANDS 9.3S
160.0E 0129 03/30
KIRAKIRA SOLOMON ISLANDS
10.4S 161.9E 0148 03/30
AUKI SOLOMON
ISLANDS 8.8S 160.6E 0149 03/30
WEWAK
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3.5S 143.6E 0205 03/30
SANTA
CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 0222 03/30
VANIMO PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.6S 141.3E 0226
03/30
CHUUK ISLAND CHUUK 7.4N 151.8E
0227 03/30
POHNPEI ISLAND POHNPEI 7.0N
158.2E 0227 03/30
JAYAPURA INDONESIA
2.4S 140.8E 0229 03/30
PORT MORESBY PAPUA NEW
GUINEA 9.3S 146.9E 0236 03/30
ESPERITU SANTO
VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 0237 03/30
NAURU
NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 0241 03/30
KOSRAE
ISLAND KOSRAE 5.5N 163.0E 0242 03/30
GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0315
03/30
WARSA INDONESIA 0.6S 135.8E
0316 03/30
SAIPAN NORTHERN MARIANA 15.3N
145.8E 0320 03/30
CAIRNS AUSTRALIA
16.7S 145.8E 0325 03/30
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU
20.2S 169.9E 0328 03/30
YAP ISLAND YAP
9.5N 138.1E 0328 03/30
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL
ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 0331 03/30
ENIWETOK
MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 0332 03/30
MANOKWARI
INDONESIA 0.8S 134.2E 0335 03/30
NOUMEA
NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 0344 03/30
MAJURO
MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 0347 03/30
FUNAFUTI
ISLAND TUVALU 7.9S 178.5E 0402 03/30
SORONG INDONESIA 0.8S 131.1E 0405
03/30
MALAKAL PALAU 7.3N 134.5E
0407 03/30
MINAMITORISHIMA MINAMITORISHIMA 24.3N
154.0E 0417 03/30
WAKE ISLAND WAKE ISLAND
19.3N 166.6E 0419 03/30
BRISBANE AUSTRALIA
27.2S 153.3E 0421 03/30
BEREBERE INDONESIA
2.5N 128.7E 0425 03/30
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI
1.5N 173.0E 0426 03/30
PATANI INDONESIA
0.4N 128.8E 0439 03/30
GEME INDONESIA
4.6N 126.8E 0447 03/30
CHICHI JIMA JAPAN
27.0N 142.3E 0454 03/30
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND
FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 0455 03/30
DAVAO
PHILIPPINES 6.8N 125.7E 0458 03/30
HOWLAND
ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 0500 03/30
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 0503
03/30
TABUKAN TENGAH INDONESIA 3.6N 125.6E
0503 03/30
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 33.9S
151.4E 0503 03/30
SUVA FIJI
18.1S 178.4E 0504 03/30
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU
9.2S 171.8W 0521 03/30
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI
2.8S 171.7W 0525 03/30
RAOUL ISLAND KERMADEC
ISLANDS 29.2S 177.9W 0534 03/30
LEGASPI
PHILIPPINES 13.2N 123.8E 0534 03/30
APIA
SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 0538 03/30
NORTH
CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 0541 03/30
GLADSTONE AUSTRALIA 23.8S 151.4E 0541
03/30
KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E
0546 03/30
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S
170.7W 0547 03/30
HACHIJO JIMA JAPAN
33.1N 139.8E 0547 03/30
PALANAN
PHILIPPINES 17.1N 122.6E 0548 03/30
NUKUALOFA
TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 0553 03/30
POTENTIAL
IMPACTS
-----------------
CAN VARY FROM 5
MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST FOR
MANY
HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.
THE
NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
OF THE SHORELINE.
THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM
TSUNAMI WAVES.
CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE
WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.
NEXT UPDATE AND
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGES
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE
FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.
BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
WEPA40 PHEB
300025
TSUPAC
NWS PACIFIC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0024 UTC MON MAR 30
2015
**** NOTICE
**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION
SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH
COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.
ALERT FOR EACH
COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE
PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* ORIGIN TIME 2349 UTC MAR 29
2015
* COORDINATES 4.7 SOUTH 152.7 EAST
*
DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION NEW
IRELAND REGION PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
EVALUATION
----------
THE
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2349 UTC ON
SUNDAY
MARCH 29 2015.
FORECAST FOR SOME
COASTS.
TSUNAMI THREAT
FORECAST
-----------------------
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF
* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN
0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF
NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP... POHNPEI...
CHUUK...
KOSRAE... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI...
SAMOA... AMERICAN SAMOA...
COOK ISLANDS...
TOKELAU... VANUATU... KIRIBATI... NAURU... WAKE
ISLAND... JOHNSTON ISLAND... HOWLAND AND BAKER...
TONGA...
TUVALU... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... SOLOMON
ISLANDS... INDONESIA...
AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.
* 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.
YET BEEN
COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY
IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.
RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS
-------------------
SHOULD TAKE
ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
POPULATIONS
AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN EVALUATION...
PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.
FOR
INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF
ARRIVAL
--------------------------
FOR
PLACES WITHIN A REGION WITH FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES
OF
0.3 METERS AND GREATER 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.
------------------------------------------------------------
WOODLARK ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9.0S 152.9E 0031
03/30
KAVIENG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.5S 150.7E
0053 03/30
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------
CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD
MAY PERSIST FOR
MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE.
THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY
AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
OF THE SHORELINE.
THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.
CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO
SEA.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGES
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE
FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.
BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.