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    TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
    PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
    ISSUED AT 1542Z 03 MAY 2006

    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

    FIJI / NEW ZEALAND


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    Re: Tsunami Warning Is In Effect For Fiji / New Zealand

    map below (since some don't seem to want to click) showing Tonga earthquake on world map. Note this is a very shallow quake = more local damage.

    <TABLE id=parameters cellSpacing=1 minmax_bound="true"><TBODY minmax_bound="true"><TR minmax_bound="true"><TH minmax_bound="true">Magnitude</TH><TD minmax_bound="true">8.0 (Great)</TD></TR><TR minmax_bound="true"><TH minmax_bound="true">Date-Time</TH><TD minmax_bound="true"><LI minmax_bound="true">Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at 15:26:35 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time




    <LI minmax_bound="true">Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 4:26:35 AM
    = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones




    </TD></TR><TR minmax_bound="true"><TH minmax_bound="true">Location</TH><TD minmax_bound="true">20.035?S, 174.227?W</TD></TR><TR minmax_bound="true"><TH minmax_bound="true">Depth</TH><TD minmax_bound="true">16.1 km (10.0 miles) (poorly constrained)</TD></TR><TR minmax_bound="true"><TH minmax_bound="true">Region</TH><TD minmax_bound="true">TONGA</TD></TR><TR minmax_bound="true"><TH minmax_bound="true">Distances</TH><TD minmax_bound="true"><!-- Addon usmgas.Distances.us.01 -->155 km (95 miles) S of Neiafu, Tonga
    160 km (100 miles) NE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
    455 km (280 miles) S of Hihifo, Tonga
    2145 km (1340 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand





    </TD></TR><TR minmax_bound="true"><TH minmax_bound="true">Location Uncertainty</TH><TD minmax_bound="true">horizontal +/- 7.9 km (4.9 miles); depth +/- 32.2 km (20.0 miles)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

    map:

    Last edited by AlaskaDenise; July 27, 2007, 05:21 PM.
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    • #3
      Re: Tsunami Warning Is In Effect For Fiji / New Zealand

      A magnitude 8.
      Please do not ask me for medical advice, I am not a medical doctor.

      Avatar is a painting by Alan Pollack, titled, "Plague". I'm sure it was an accident that the plague girl happened to look almost like my twin.
      Thank you,
      Shannon Bennett

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      • #4
        Re: Tsunami Warning Is In Effect For Fiji / New Zealand

        TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
        PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
        ISSUED AT 1631Z 03 MAY 2006

        ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...

        A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

        TONGA / NIUE / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / WALLIS-FUTUNA / FIJI

        AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

        ORIGIN TIME - 1527Z 03 MAY 2006
        COORDINATES - 19.9 SOUTH 174.2 WEST
        LOCATION - TONGA 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 CONTINUE
        TO 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. 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
        -------------------------------- ------------ ------------
        TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1551Z 03 MAY
        NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1557Z 03 MAY
        AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1620Z 03 MAY
        SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 1622Z 03 MAY
        WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 1643Z 03 MAY
        FIJI SUVA 18.5S 178.5E 1704Z 03 MAY

        BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
        THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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        • #5
          Re: Tsunami Warning Is In Effect For Fiji / New Zealand

          <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="510"><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"> NOAA > NWS > PTWC Home Page > Bulletins

          <center>PTWC Bulletins </center></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="112"><center>PACIFIC
          OCEAN
          </center></td> <td width="112"><center>HAWAI`I
          ISLANDS
          </center></td> <td width="112"><center>INDIAN
          OCEAN
          </center></td><td width="174"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="4"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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          • #6
            Re: Tsunami Warning Is In Effect For Fiji / New Zealand

            LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring eight hit the Tonga islands, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web site said on Wednesday and a tsunami warning was issued for Fiji and New Zealand.

            The earthquake was at 1526 GMT, said the Web site monitored in London. It was not immediately clear what damage it caused but a report on Sky Television said it was felt in several islands.

            The earthquake struck 95 miles (155 km) south of Tonga's Neiafu island and 1340 miles (2145 km) north east of Auckland, New Zealand, USGS said.

            The Tonga islands are an archipelago east of Australia and north east of New Zealand.

            An earthquake in December 2004 off Indonesia caused a tsunami across the Indian Ocean that killed more than 200,000 people in several countries.

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            • #7
              Re: Tsunami Warning Is In Effect For Fiji / New Zealand

              TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
              PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
              0634 AM HST 03 MAY 2006

              TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

              SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT

              A TSUNAMI ADVISORYIS IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

              AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

              ORIGIN TIME - 0527 AM HST 03 MAY 2006
              COORDINATES - 19.9 SOUTH 174.2 WEST
              LOCATION - TONGA ISLANDS
              MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MOMENT

              EVALUATION

              THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A NON-EXPANDING
              REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR A PART OF THE PACIFIC NEAR THE
              EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE
              TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.


              HOWEVER...SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA
              LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS LASTING UP TO
              SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS MIGHT BEGIN IS

              1133 AM HST 03 MAY 2006



              BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.</pre>

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              • #8
                ... Tsunami Warning Cancellation ...

                TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
                PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
                ISSUED AT 1736Z 03 MAY 2006

                THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
                ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

                ... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

                THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS AND ISLANDS
                IN THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF ALASKA - BRITISH COLOMBIA - WASHINGTON -
                OREGON - CALIFORNIA. THOSE AREAS SHOULD REFER TO MESSAGES FROM THE
                WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER.

                AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

                ORIGIN TIME - 1527Z 03 MAY 2006
                COORDINATES - 19.9 SOUTH 174.2 WEST
                LOCATION - TONGA ISLANDS
                MAGNITUDE - 7.8

                MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

                GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
                ------------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ -----
                PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1636Z 0.15M 24MIN
                NIUE 19.1S 169.9W 1603Z 0.21M 10MIN

                TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT
                AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST OR MIDDLE
                TO TROUGH OR HALF OF THE CREST TO TROUGH
                PER - PERIOD OF TIME FROM ONE WAVE CREST TO THE NEXT

                EVALUATION

                SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
                BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
                THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
                AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
                OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
                THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
                CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
                CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
                ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

                NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC
                ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
                THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED.

                THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
                ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.




                THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
                FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

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