M 7 in Papua New Guinea on 10 Oct 2018 20:48 UTC

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2018-10-11 06:48 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 102058

TIBGUM



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

658 AM CHST THU OCT 11 2018



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...





AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.3 OCCURRED IN

THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 648 AM CHST ON

THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 2018.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

-----------------



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------



? MAGNITUDE 7.3

? ORIGIN TIME 648 AM CHST OCT 11 2018

? COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST

? DEPTH 20 MILES

? LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------



? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.



? FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE

INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.



? AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.



??



2018-10-10 22:37 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
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
  • 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

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 102141
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 2141Z 10 OCT 2018
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS(REVISION)
ORIGIN TIME:2048Z 10 OCT 2018
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT05.9SOUTH LON151.4EAST
NEW BRITAIN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, REGION
BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAG:7.0
BY PTWC

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.

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.

=

2018-10-10 22:37 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 occurred in the NEW britain region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 2048 UTC on wednesday OCTOBER 10.2018.

  • ? based on all available data the TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake has now passed

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 102220
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2219 UTC WED OCT 10 2018

...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? 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.

???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.0
? ORIGIN TIME 2048 UTC OCT 10 2018
? COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST
? DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
? LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED IN
THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2048 UTC ON
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 2018.

? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS
EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

? THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

? REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA.
OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

? MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME COASTAL AREAS

2018-10-10 22:37 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 102123
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA ?JATWC?
ISSUED AT 2123 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ?NTWCS?
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.9 MWP
DEPTH: 64KM
DATE: 10 OCT 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 2048 UTC
LATITUDE: 5.84S
LONGITUDE: 151.31E
LOCATION: NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://REG.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI/RTSP/INDEX.SHTML

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE ?JATWC?
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------------

2018-10-10 21:52 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is a possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI near the epicenter 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
  • 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

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 102113
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 2113Z 10 OCT 2018
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:2048Z 10 OCT 2018
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT05.9SOUTH LON151.4EAST
NEW BRITAIN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, REGION
BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAG:7.3
BY PTWC

EVALUATION
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI
NEAR THE EPICENTER

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.

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.

=

2018-10-10 21:52 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 occurred in the NEW britain region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 2048 UTC on wednesday OCTOBER 10.2018.

  • ? based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 102122
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2122 UTC WED OCT 10 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? 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.

???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.0
? ORIGIN TIME 2048 UTC OCT 10 2018
? COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST
? DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
? LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED IN
THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2048 UTC ON
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 2018.

? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

? TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

PAPUA NEW GUINEA... AND SOLOMON ISLANDS.


? ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS

2018-10-10 21:52 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 occurred in the NEW britain region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 2048 UTC on wednesday OCTOBER 10.2018.

  • ? based on the preliminary earthquake parameters hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter
Threat Forecast

  • Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of PAPUA NEW guinea.

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 102056
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2056 UTC WED OCT 10 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? 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.

???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.3
? ORIGIN TIME 2048 UTC OCT 10 2018
? COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST
? DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
? LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.3 OCCURRED IN
THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2048 UTC ON
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 2018.

? BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM
OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

? HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

? GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL

2018-10-10 21:52 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 102104
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA ?JATWC?
ISSUED AT 2104 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ?NTWCS?
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.9 MWP
DEPTH: 64KM
DATE: 10 OCT 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 2048 UTC
LATITUDE: 5.84S
LONGITUDE: 151.31E
LOCATION: NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://REG.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI/RTSP/INDEX.SHTML

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE ?JATWC?
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------------

2018-10-10 21:52 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 102055
TSP-INATEWS-20181010-2055-001
---------------------------------------------------------------------
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
ISSUED AT 2055 UTC, WEDNESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWC)
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE : 6.6 MWP
DEPTH : 10KM
DATE : 10 OCT 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 20:48:19 UTC
LATITUDE : 5.83S
LONGITUDE : 151.62E
LOCATION : NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT
FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)
THE AGENCY FOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (BMKG)
ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720
TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045
FAX: 62 (21) 6546316
P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA
WEBSITE: HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP
EMAIL : INARTSP?BMKG.GO.ID
MONITRTWP?BMKG.GO.ID

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------

2018-10-10 21:52 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 102058

---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1??
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDIA (ITEWC)???
ISSUED AT 2058 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2018 ??
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWC)
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP INDIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.6 M
DEPTH: 10 KM
DATE: 10 OCT 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 2048UTC
LATITUDE: 5.86 S
LONGITUDE: 151.36 E
LOCATION: NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN/TSUNAMI/LOGIN.JSP?EVENTID=INCOIS2018TWVB?BNO
=1?TYPE=I?BFID=TSP

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT
FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE (ITEWC)
INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES (INCOIS)
ADDRESS:?OCEAN VALLEY?, PRAGATHI NAGAR (BO), NIZAMPET (SO),
HYDERABAD - 500 090, INDIA
PHONE: 91-40-23895011
FAX: 91-40-23895012
EMAIL: TSUNAMI?INCOIS.GOV.IN
WEB: WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
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2018-10-10 21:52 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? there is no TSUNAMI danger for the u.s. west coast BRITISH columbia or alaska.

  • ? based on earthquake information and historic TSUNAMI records the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami
  • ? an earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 102058
TIBAK1

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
158 PM PDT WED OCT 10 2018

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, OR ALASKA.

? BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS,
THE EARTHQUAKE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.

? AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
? THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

? MAGNITUDE 7.3
? ORIGIN TIME 1248 AKDT OCT 10 2018
1348 PDT OCT 10 2018
2048 UTC OCT 10 2018
? COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST
? DEPTH 21 MILES
? LOCATION IN THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PNG


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
? REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE TSUNAMI.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

? PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON,
BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT TSUNAMI.GOV.

? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

??

2018-10-10 10:48 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 102058

TIBHWX

HIZ001?003-005?009-012?014-016?021-023?026-102258-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

1058 AM HST WED OCT 10 2018



TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT

THIS TIME.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 1048 AM HST 10 OCT 2018

COORDINATES - 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST

LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MAGNITUDE - 7.3 MOMENT



EVALUATION



A TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC LOCATED CLOSER

TO THE EARTHQUAKE. BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER

THERE IS A POSSIBLE TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII... THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED

TIME THE HAZARD MIGHT BEGIN IS



0716 PM HST WED 10 OCT 2018



FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS THE

SITUATION DEVELOPS.



??



2018-10-10 10:48 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 102139

TIBHWX

HIZ001?003-005?009-012?014-016?021-023?026-102339-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

1139 AM HST WED OCT 10 2018



TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 1048 AM HST 10 OCT 2018

COORDINATES - 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST

LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MAGNITUDE - 7.0 MOMENT



EVALUATION



BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS

NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A

DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.



??



2018-10-10 09:48 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 102059

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

959 AM SST WED OCT 10 2018



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...





AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.3 OCCURRED IN

THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 948 AM SST ON

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 2018.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

-----------------



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------



? MAGNITUDE 7.3

? ORIGIN TIME 948 AM SST OCT 10 2018

? COORDINATES 5.9 SOUTH 151.4 EAST

? DEPTH 20 MILES

? LOCATION NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------



? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.



? FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE

INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.



? AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.



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