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4/19/2014 Tsunami Center Issues Warning

From the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 1117Z 19 April 19, 2014

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1328Z 19 APR 2014
 COORDINATES -   6.7 SOUTH  155.0 EAST
 DEPTH       -   10 KM
 LOCATION    -  SOLOMON ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.8

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 IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES
 TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE
 ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR
 SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI
 WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER
 AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO
 WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

 LOCATION         FORECAST POINT     COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
 --------------------------------    ------------    ------------
 PAPUA NEW GUINE  AMUN                6.0S 154.7E    1347Z 19 APR
                  WOODLARK_ISLAND     9.0S 152.9E    1358Z 19 APR
                  RABAUL              4.2S 152.3E    1413Z 19 APR
                  KIETA               6.1S 155.6E    1420Z 19 APR
                  LAE                 6.8S 147.0E    1445Z 19 APR
                  ULAMONA             5.0S 151.3E    1446Z 19 APR
                  KAVIENG             2.5S 150.7E    1449Z 19 APR
                  MADANG              5.2S 145.8E    1510Z 19 APR
                  MANUS_ISLAND        2.0S 147.5E    1527Z 19 APR
                  PORT_MORESBY        9.3S 146.9E    1602Z 19 APR
 SOLOMON ISLANDS  FALAMAE             7.4S 155.6E    1348Z 19 APR
                  MUNDA               8.4S 157.2E    1405Z 19 APR
                  PANGGOE             6.9S 157.2E    1429Z 19 APR
                  HONIARA             9.3S 160.0E    1440Z 19 APR
                  GHATERE             7.8S 159.2E    1456Z 19 APR
                  AUKI                8.8S 160.6E    1501Z 19 APR
                  KIRAKIRA           10.4S 161.9E    1502Z 19 APR

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING 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 U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

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