Information Statement

Information Statement: M 4.3 030 SW NIKOLSKI, AK. 2245Z AUG 3: Tsunami NOT expected

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/08/03/087552/01/message087552-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 032248
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
248 PM AKDT TUE AUG 3 2010

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE
ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.3
TIME - 1445 AKDT AUG 03 2010
1545 PDT AUG 03 2010
2245 UTC AUG 03 2010
LOCATION - 52.6 NORTH 169.4 WEST
30 MILES/48 KM SW OF NIKOLSKI ALASKA
315 MILES/507 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 3 MILES/5 KM

THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

$$

2010-08-03 12:08:26 (Mw 6.3) MOLUCCA SEA 1.2 126.3 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event PT10215000.

Region: MOLUCCA SEA
Geographic coordinates: 1.243N, 126.277E
Magnitude: 6.3 Mw
Depth: 42 km
Universal Time (UTC): 3 Aug 2010 12:08:26
Time near the Epicenter: 3 Aug 2010 20:08:26
Local standard time in your area: 3 Aug 2010 07:08:26
Location with respect to nearby cities:
132 km (82 miles) WNW (292 degrees) of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
161 km (100 miles) E (100 degrees) of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
363 km (226 miles) ENE (78 degrees) of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
1095 km (681 miles) N (4 degrees) of DILI, East Timor

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : US 2010zma4
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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[Tsunami Message - IOC] Tsunami Information Bulletin

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1218Z 03 AUG 2010

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

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 - 1209Z 03 AUG 2010
COORDINATES - 1.1 NORTH 126.4 EAST
DEPTH - 87 KM
LOCATION - NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA
MAGNITUDE - 6.5

EVALUATION

THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT
EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A FEW HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES
OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR
MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED NEAR THE
EPICENTER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE EARTHQUAKE.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY 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 WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.