Tsunami Warning Cancelled - Nothing Showed Up on DARTS
Posted by
JAC on 5/27/2010, 4:07 pm
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart.shtml
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1838Z 27 MAY 2010
NOTE: THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EARTHQUAKE HAS BEEN REVISED DOWNWARD
TO 7.2.
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR
VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA
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 - 1715Z 27 MAY 2010
COORDINATES - 13.7 SOUTH 166.5 EAST
DEPTH - 20 KM
LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.2
EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS DO NOT SHOW ANY TSUNAMI SIGNALS. IF A TSUNAMI
WAS GENERATED IT DOES NOT POSE A THREAT TO ANY AREAS OUTSIDE THE
EPICENTRAL REGION. THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL
AREAS COVERED BY THIS CENTER.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.
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