Possible Local Tsunami
Posted by
JAC on 3/27/2011, 7:19 pm
WEPA40 RJTD 272314
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 2314Z 27 MAR 2011
HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:2223Z 27 MAR 2011
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT38.3NORTH LON142.4EAST
NEAR EAST COAST OF EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
JAPAN - KURIL ISLANDS - KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
MAG:6.5(MJMA)
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.(REVISE)
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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