[ARRL-OK] Fw: 2015-03-29 23:48:34 UPDATED: (M7.7) NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -4.7 152.6 (610d6)

Sun Mar 29 21:35:27 EDT 2015

HF Operators please keep a listen for any emergency traffic that may come out of the effected area.
Thank you & 73, Mark Conklin, N7XYOOklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
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WEPA40 PHEB 300025
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0024 UTC MON MAR 30 2015

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

 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.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      7.6
  * ORIGIN TIME    2349 UTC MAR 29 2015
  * COORDINATES    4.7 SOUTH  152.7 EAST
  * DEPTH          33 KM / 20 MILES
  * LOCATION       NEW IRELAND REGION  PAPUA NEW GUINEA

EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED IN
    THE NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 2349 UTC ON SUNDAY
    MARCH 29 2015.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
    FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.

TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

  * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
    POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

      PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

  * TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
    THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

      AUSTRALIA... JAPAN... PHILIPPINES... NEW CALEDONIA...
      NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP... POHNPEI... CHUUK...
      KOSRAE... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA... AMERICAN SAMOA...
      COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU... KIRIBATI... NAURU... WAKE
      ISLAND... JOHNSTON ISLAND... HOWLAND AND BAKER... TONGA...
      TUVALU... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... SOLOMON ISLANDS... INDONESIA...
      AND NW HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

  * 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
    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 AS NECESSARY
    IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * 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
--------------------------

  * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
    FOR PLACES WITHIN A REGION WITH FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES OF
    0.3 METERS AND GREATER 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)
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    WOODLARK ISLAND  PAPUA NEW GUINEA   9.0S 152.9E   0031 03/30
    KAVIENG          PAPUA NEW GUINEA   2.5S 150.7E   0053 03/30

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * 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.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * 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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
    PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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
    PTWC.WEATHER.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
    NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

$$

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 Subject: 2015-03-29 23:48:34 UPDATED: (M7.7) NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -4.7 152.6 (610d6)

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M7.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report| Magnitude | 7.7 |
| Date-Time |     
   - 29 Mar 2015 23:48:34 UTC
   - 30 Mar 2015 09:48:34 near epicenter
   - 29 Mar 2015 17:48:34 standard time in your timezone
  |
| Location |  4.746S 152.560E |
| Depth | 65 km |
| Distances |    
   - 54 km (33 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
   - 282 km (175 mi) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
   - 309 km (192 mi) SE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
   - 367 km (228 mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
   - 789 km (489 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
 |
| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 7.1 km; Vertical 5.5 km |
| Parameters |  Nph = 134; Dmin = 75.8 km; Rmss = 0.99 seconds; Gp = 21°
 Version =  |
| Event ID | us 10001rvu ***This event supersedes event AT00nlzzgx. |

  For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

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