== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
Geographic coordinates: 6.157S, 154.445E
Magnitude: 6.5 Mw
Depth: 43 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 May 2011 18:37:10
Time near the Epicenter: 16 May 2011 04:37:10
Local standard time in your area: 15 May 2011 13:37:10
Location with respect to nearby cities:
122 km (76 miles) W (273 degrees) of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
248 km (154 miles) WNW (283 degrees) of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands
331 km (205 miles) SE (131 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
709 km (441 miles) WNW (301 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
825 km (513 miles) E (86 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US c0003fvs
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
[Tsunami Message - IOC] Tsunami Information Bulletin
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1852Z 15 MAY 2011
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1852Z 15 MAY 2011
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 - 1837Z 15 MAY 2011
COORDINATES - 6.1 SOUTH 154.4 EAST
DEPTH - 70 KM
LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 6.6
EVALUATION
NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.
HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
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.
2011-05-15 13:08:13 (Mw 6.0) CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 0.5 -25.6 (40bce)
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Geographic coordinates: 0.486N, 25.599W
Magnitude: 6.0 Mw
Depth: 9 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 May 2011 13:08:13
Time near the Epicenter: 15 May 2011 11:08:13
Local standard time in your area: 15 May 2011 08:08:13
Location with respect to nearby cities:
1277 km (794 miles) ENE (57 degrees) of Natal, Brazil
1621 km (1007 miles) S (188 degrees) of PRAIA, Cape Verde
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : US c0003ft5
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Region: CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Geographic coordinates: 0.486N, 25.599W
Magnitude: 6.0 Mw
Depth: 9 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 May 2011 13:08:13
Time near the Epicenter: 15 May 2011 11:08:13
Local standard time in your area: 15 May 2011 08:08:13
Location with respect to nearby cities:
1277 km (794 miles) ENE (57 degrees) of Natal, Brazil
1621 km (1007 miles) S (188 degrees) of PRAIA, Cape Verde
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : US c0003ft5
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
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