2010-12-29 06:54:21 UPDATED: (M 6.6) VANUATU -19.7 168.2 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: VANUATU
Geographic coordinates: 19.682S, 168.175E
Magnitude: 6.6 M
Depth: 31 km
Universal Time (UTC): 29 Dec 2010 06:54:21
Time near the Epicenter: 29 Dec 2010 17:54:21
Local standard time in your area: 29 Dec 2010 01:54:21
Location with respect to nearby cities:
116 km (72 miles) W (262 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
206 km (128 miles) N (9 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
215 km (134 miles) S (183 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
1772 km (1101 miles) ENE (64 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US c0000wb3
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[Tsunami Message - IOC] Tsunami Information Bulletin

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0702Z 29 DEC 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 - 0654Z 29 DEC 2010
COORDINATES - 19.8 SOUTH 168.3 EAST
DEPTH - 59 KM
LOCATION - VANUATU 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 WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.