MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 2235Z 0.14M = 0.5FT 70MIN
VANUATU VU 17.8S 168.3E 2351Z 0.11M = 0.4FT 26MIN
LAT - LATITUDE (N=NORTH, S=SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E=EAST, W=WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z = UTC = GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.
EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2007/pacific.2007.04.02.000828.txt
Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands
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