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M7.5 - 75km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 2014-04-19 13:27:59 UTC

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  • M7.5 - 75km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 2014-04-19 13:27:59 UTC

    Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...00pr89#summary

    M7.5 - 75km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 2014-04-19 13:27:59 UTC
    PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - VII DYFI? - I Tsunami Warning Center
    Earthquake location 6.720?S, 154.931?EReturn to the EQ List/Map/Search

    General
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    50 km
    30 mi
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    6.720?S, 154.932?E
    Depth: 30.9km (19.2mi)
    Event Time

    2014-04-19 13:27:59 UTC
    2014-04-19 23:27:59 UTC+10:00 at epicenter
    2014-04-19 09:27:59 UTC-04:00 system time

    Location

    6.720?S 154.931?E depth=30.9km (19.2mi)
    Nearby Cities

    75km (47mi) SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
    87km (54mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
    394km (245mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
    545km (339mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
    629km (391mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands

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    Re: M7.5 - 75km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 2014-04-19 13:27:59 UTC

    Source: http://www.tsunami.gov/product.php?i...40419.1439.003

    ... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

    THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
    WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR

    PAPUA NEW GUINEA / SOLOMON ISLANDS

    THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
    NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
    DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
    ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

    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 - 7.5

    MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

    GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
    ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
    TAREKUKURE WHARF SB 6.7S 156.4E 1422Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 22MIN

    LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
    LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
    TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
    AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
    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. 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 NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY
    THIS CENTER.

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

    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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