TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 14
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0721 UTC FRI MAR 5 2021
..PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
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THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.
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THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 8.1
* ORIGIN TIME 1928 UTC MAR 4 2021
* COORDINATES 29.6 SOUTH 176.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.1 OCCURRED IN
THE KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION AT 1928 UTC ON THURSDAY MARCH 4
2021.
* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF
ANTARCTICA... CHILE... COLOMBIA... COSTA RICA
ECUADOR... MEXICO... NICARAGUA... PANAMA... PERU.
* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
AND AT LOCATIONS WITH FRINGING OR BARRIER REEFS WILL LIKELY
BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.
* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED IF
NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.
* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
AND AT LOCATIONS WITH FRINGING OR BARRIER REEFS WILL LIKELY
BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.
* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED IF
NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.
* PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
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* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
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GOLFO DE PENAS CHILE 47.1S 74.9W 0644 03/05
CORRAL CHILE 39.8S 73.5W 0735 03/05
TALCAHUANO CHILE 36.7S 73.1W 0746 03/05
VALPARAISO CHILE 33.0S 71.6W 0803 03/05
LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO 17.9N 102.2W 0809 03/05
COQUIMBO CHILE 29.9S 71.4W 0818 03/05
ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.9N 99.9W 0825 03/05
CALDERA CHILE 27.1S 70.8W 0833 03/05
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0855 03/05
SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0911 03/05
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0913 03/05
TALARA PERU 4.6S 81.5W 0916 03/05
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0917 03/05
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0918 03/05
MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0923 03/05
ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0926 03/05
PUERTO MONTT CHILE 41.5S 73.0W 0930 03/05
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0934 03/05
ISLA DEL COCO COSTA RICA 5.5N 87.1W 0937 03/05
LA LIBERTAD ECUADOR 2.2S 81.2W 0937 03/05
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0943 03/05
PIMENTAL PERU 6.9S 80.0W 0955 03/05
CABO SAN ELENA COSTA RICA 10.9N 86.0W 1012 03/05
PUERTO QUEPOS COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1023 03/05
ESMERELDAS ECUADOR 1.2N 79.8W 1024 03/05
CABO MATAPALO COSTA RICA 8.4N 83.3W 1025 03/05
CORINTO NICARAGUA 12.5N 87.2W 1026 03/05
PUERTO SANDINO NICARAGUA 12.2N 86.8W 1026 03/05
PUNTA BURICA PANAMA 8.0N 82.9W 1032 03/05
SAN JUAN DL SUR NICARAGUA 11.2N 85.9W 1033 03/05
TUMACO COLOMBIA 1.8N 78.9W 1043 03/05
PUNTA MALA PANAMA 7.5N 80.0W 1110 03/05
BAHIA SOLANO COLOMBIA 6.3N 77.4W 1114 03/05
PUERTO PINA PANAMA 7.4N 78.0W 1119 03/05
BUENAVENTURA COLOMBIA 3.8N 77.2W 1128 03/05
BALBOA HEIGHTS PANAMA 9.0N 79.6W 1330 03/05
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS
CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST
FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.
* IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO
THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
OF THE SHORELINE.
* IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.
* PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE
CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.
TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
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* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED
LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH
RESPECT TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.
GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
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HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 0557 0.09M/ 0.3FT 16
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 0526 0.05M/ 0.2FT 08
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0526 0.19M/ 0.6FT 06
HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 0401 0.05M/ 0.2FT 06
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 0426 0.18M/ 0.6FT 20
MAKAI PIER WAIMANAL 21.3N 157.7W 0427 0.10M/ 0.3FT 08
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 0409 0.08M/ 0.3FT 12
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 0346 0.06M/ 0.2FT 22
BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 0351 0.10M/ 0.3FT 04
LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 0125 0.11M/ 0.4FT 38
HIENGHENE NEW CALED 20.7S 164.9E 0052 0.08M/ 0.3FT 24
OUINNE NEW CALEDONI 22.0S 166.7E 0208 0.19M/ 0.6FT 28
PORT KEMBLA AU 34.5S 150.9E 0212 0.16M/ 0.5FT 16
HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 0155 0.23M/ 0.8FT 14
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0133 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 0143 0.25M/ 0.8FT 12
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 2338 0.17M/ 0.6FT 14
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 2349 0.10M/ 0.3FT 06
LENAKEL VU 19.5S 169.3E 2249 0.30M/ 1.0FT 12
MARE NEW CALEDONIA 21.5S 167.9E 2322 0.11M/ 0.4FT 08
LAUTOKA FJ 17.6S 177.4E 2325 0.03M/ 0.1FT 20
SUVA VITI LEVU FJ 18.1S 178.4E 2220 0.08M/ 0.3FT 38
TUBUAI PF 23.3S 149.5W 2313 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
KINGSTON NORFOLK IS 29.1S 168.0E 2239 0.56M/ 1.8FT 10
GREAT BARRIER IS NZ 36.2S 175.5E 2248 0.30M/ 1.0FT 06
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 2241 0.03M/ 0.1FT 12
NORTH CAPE NZ 34.4S 173.0E 2150 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
EAST CAPE NZ 37.6S 178.2E 2153 0.16M/ 0.5FT 14
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 2129 0.05M/ 0.2FT 30
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
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