Upgraded to 8.3
Posted by
JAC on 9/29/2009, 3:52 pm
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1856Z 29 SEP 2009
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
AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / NIUE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU /
COOK ISLANDS / TONGA / TUVALU / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / FIJI /
HOWLAND-BAKER / JARVIS IS. / NEW ZEALAND / FR. POLYNESIA /
PALMYRA IS. / VANUATU / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / SOLOMON IS.
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
JOHNSTON IS. / NEW CALEDONIA / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA /
HAWAII / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / PITCAIRN / MIDWAY IS. / CHUUK /
AUSTRALIA
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
NOTE THE MAGNITUDE UPGRADE TO 8.3
ORIGIN TIME - 1748Z 29 SEP 2009
COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH 171.0 WEST
DEPTH - 33 KM
LOCATION - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 8.3
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In this thread:
Massive 7.9 Quake - Samoa Islands -
JAC,
9/29/2009, 2:28 pm- Re: Massive 7.9 Quake - Samoa Islands - Fred, 9/30/2009, 3:28 pm
- Another Large Earthqauke! 7.9 - Conclue, 9/30/2009, 8:53 am
- Re: Massive 7.9 Quake - Samoa Islands - aquaRN, 9/29/2009, 11:28 pm
- Tsunami Travel Times - JAC, 9/29/2009, 8:12 pm
- Tsunami hits American Samoa - JAC, 9/29/2009, 4:03 pm
- Upgraded to 8.3 - JAC, 9/29/2009, 3:52 pm
- Samoan Islands earthquake generates 10-foot tsunami - JAC, 9/29/2009, 3:00 pm
- Closest Seismograph - JAC, 9/29/2009, 2:53 pm
- Tsunami Watch for HI - JAC, 9/29/2009, 2:47 pm
- No tsunami expected on West Coast from sea quake - JAC, 9/29/2009, 2:46 pm
- DARTS picking up the Tsunami - JAC, 9/29/2009, 2:42 pm
- Preliminary Tsunami Report - JAC, 9/29/2009, 2:38 pm
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