2011-06-16 00:03:36 UPDATED: (Mw 6.6) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. -6.0 151.1 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Geographic coordinates: 5.994S, 151.095E
Magnitude: 6.6 Mw
Depth: 21 km
Universal Time (UTC): 16 Jun 2011 00:03:36
Time near the Epicenter: 16 Jun 2011 10:03:36
Local standard time in your area: 15 Jun 2011 19:03:36
Location with respect to nearby cities:
175 km (109 miles) E (81 degrees) of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
231 km (144 miles) SSW (211 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
383 km (238 miles) S (175 degrees) of Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG
460 km (286 miles) E (80 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
577 km (359 miles) NE (48 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US c00048pr
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 0011Z 16 JUN 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 - 0004Z 16 JUN 2011
COORDINATES - 6.0 SOUTH 151.4 EAST
DEPTH - 47 KM
LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G.
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.