PNG Tsunami Threat Mostly Passed
000
WEPA40 PHEB 300237
TSUPAC
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER
4
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0230
UTC MON MAR 30 2015
...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
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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.
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PRELIMINARY
EARTHQUAKE
PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
*
MAGNITUDE 7.6
* 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
----------
* AN EARTHQUAKE
WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED IN
THE
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2349 UTC ON
SUNDAY
MARCH 29 2015.
* BASED ON ALL DATA
AVAILABLE TO THIS CENTER... THE TSUNAMI
THREAT FROM
THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW MOSTLY PASSED. ANY
REMAINING
THREAT SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN
IMPACTED AREAS.
TSUNAMI THREAT
FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------
* 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)
-------------------------------------------------------------
TAREKUKURE WHARF SB 6.7S 156.4E 0159 0.03M/ 0.1FT
32
NOTE TIDE GAUGE AT TAREKUKURE WHARF IS 450 KM FROM THE EPICENTER.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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*
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.
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