[Geology2] Fwd: [Tsunami Message - IOC] Expanding Regional Warning - Initial

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From: tsunami-information-ioc@lists.unesco.org
Date: August 31, 2012 8:55:31 AM EDT

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1255Z 31 AUG 2012

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

INDONESIA / PHILIPPINES / BELAU / YAP / TAIWAN / JAPAN / GUAM /
N. MARIANAS / PAPUA NEW GUINEA

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

CHUUK / MARCUS IS. / KOSRAE / POHNPEI / MARSHALL IS. /
WAKE IS. / SOLOMON IS. / RUSSIA / NAURU

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

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 -  1248Z 31 AUG 2012
COORDINATES -  10.9 NORTH  127.1 EAST
DEPTH       -   33 KM
LOCATION    -  PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE   -  7.9

EVALUATION

IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE
DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER
WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO
DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF
THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS 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
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION         FORECAST POINT     COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
--------------------------------    ------------    ------------
INDONESIA        GEME                4.6N 126.8E    1335Z 31 AUG
                 BEREBERE            2.5N 128.7E    1353Z 31 AUG
                 PATANI              0.4N 128.8E    1419Z 31 AUG
                 SORONG              0.8S 131.1E    1438Z 31 AUG
                 MANOKWARI           0.8S 134.2E    1447Z 31 AUG
                 WARSA               0.6S 135.8E    1450Z 31 AUG
                 JAYAPURA            2.4S 140.8E    1538Z 31 AUG
PHILIPPINES      LEGASPI            13.2N 123.8E    1338Z 31 AUG
                 DAVAO               6.8N 125.7E    1340Z 31 AUG
                 PALANAN            17.1N 122.6E    1353Z 31 AUG
BELAU            MALAKAL             7.3N 134.5E    1407Z 31 AUG
YAP              YAP_IS.             9.5N 138.1E    1417Z 31 AUG
TAIWAN           TAITUNG            22.7N 121.2E    1441Z 31 AUG
                 HUALIEN            24.0N 121.7E    1446Z 31 AUG
                 HUALIEN            24.0N 121.6E    1446Z 31 AUG
                 CHILUNG            25.2N 121.8E    1524Z 31 AUG
JAPAN            OKINAWA            26.2N 127.8E    1502Z 31 AUG
                 SHIMIZU            32.8N 133.0E    1605Z 31 AUG
                 KATSUURA           35.1N 140.3E    1646Z 31 AUG
                 KUSHIRO            42.9N 144.3E    1746Z 31 AUG
                 HACHINOHE          40.5N 141.5E    1753Z 31 AUG
GUAM             GUAM               13.4N 144.7E    1517Z 31 AUG
N. MARIANAS      SAIPAN             15.3N 145.8E    1533Z 31 AUG
PAPUA NEW GUINE  VANIMO              2.6S 141.3E    1539Z 31 AUG
                 WEWAK               3.5S 143.6E    1611Z 31 AUG
                 MANUS_IS.           2.0S 147.5E    1637Z 31 AUG
                 MADANG              5.2S 145.8E    1656Z 31 AUG
                 KAVIENG             2.5S 150.7E    1700Z 31 AUG
                 RABAUL              4.2S 152.3E    1734Z 31 AUG
                 KIETA               6.1S 155.6E    1753Z 31 AUG
                 AMUN                6.0S 154.7E    1806Z 31 AUG
                 LAE                 6.8S 147.0E    1810Z 31 AUG
CHUUK            CHUUK_IS.           7.4N 151.8E    1646Z 31 AUG
MARCUS IS.       MARCUS_IS.         24.3N 154.0E    1649Z 31 AUG
KOSRAE           KOSRAE_IS.          5.5N 163.0E    1740Z 31 AUG
POHNPEI          POHNPEI_IS.         7.0N 158.2E    1744Z 31 AUG
MARSHALL IS.     ENIWETOK           11.4N 162.3E    1756Z 31 AUG
                 KWAJALEIN           8.7N 167.7E    1811Z 31 AUG
                 MAJURO              7.1N 171.4E    1843Z 31 AUG
WAKE IS.         WAKE_IS.           19.3N 166.6E    1757Z 31 AUG
SOLOMON IS.      FALAMAE             7.4S 155.6E    1804Z 31 AUG
                 PANGGOE             6.9S 157.2E    1809Z 31 AUG
                 GHATERE             7.8S 159.2E    1837Z 31 AUG
                 MUNDA               8.4S 157.2E    1854Z 31 AUG
RUSSIA           URUP_IS            46.1N 150.5E    1824Z 31 AUG
NAURU            NAURU               0.5S 166.9E    1843Z 31 AUG

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

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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