Posted on 04/01/2007 2:40:17 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
| Magnitude | 7.6 |
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| Location | 8.474°S, 156.950°E |
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| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program | |
| Region |
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SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| Distances | 45 km (25 miles) SSE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Isl. 205 km (125 miles) S of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands 345 km (215 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |
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| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles); depth fixed by location program |
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| Parameters | Nst=148, Nph=148, Dmin=345.9 km, Rmss=1.2 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
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Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | us2007aqbk |
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I didn't feel it here.
Does this bring tsunami potential?
Thailand?
Ha! I found out about this when I went to look at my local weather and found all of coastal Alaska is under a tsunami advisory (advisory=not likely).
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
236 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2007
...THIS TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...
NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE STATES
AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE.
EVALUATION
BASED ON THE LOCATION - MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING
TO CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA.
SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
Is their tsunami warning system up and running yet?
see #7.
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
1135 AM HST 01 APR 2007
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 1135 AM HST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 1040 AM HST 01 APR 2007
COORDINATES - 8.6 SOUTH 157.2 EAST
LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 8.1 MOMENT
MAGNITUDE - 7.6 RICHTER
EVALUATION
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED AN EXPANDING
REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC
LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. AN EVALUATION OF THE PACIFIC
WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT IS UNDERWAY AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
HAWAII COULD BE ELEVATED TO A WATCH OR WARNING STATUS.
IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THEIR ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL
TIME IS
0635 PM HST 01 APR 2007
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2007/hawaii.2007.04.01.213506.txt
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2132Z 01 APR 2007
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
SOLOMON IS. / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / VANUATU / NAURU / CHUUK /
NEW CALEDONIA / POHNPEI / KOSRAE / AUSTRALIA / INDONESIA /
TUVALU / KIRIBATI / MARSHALL IS.
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
GUAM / FIJI / N. MARIANAS / YAP / HOWLAND-BAKER /
WALLIS-FUTUNA / BELAU / TOKELAU / KERMADEC IS / SAMOA /
NEW ZEALAND / MARCUS IS. / WAKE IS. / AMERICAN SAMOA / TONGA /
NIUE / COOK ISLANDS / PHILIPPINES / JARVIS IS. / PALMYRA IS. /
JOHNSTON IS. / JAPAN
FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 2040Z 01 APR 2007
COORDINATES - 8.6 SOUTH 157.2 EAST
LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 8.1
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. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
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 BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2007/pacific.2007.04.01.213221.txt
Thanks- I'm just a weather geography nut...always intriguing to watch these "events"..
April fools! Just kidding.
Does anyone know where Murtha or Ted are vacationing? I heard they were hang gliding over land and went down.
Quick get me a drink I feel like celebrating!
Fox News reporting it was 7.8.
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