TSUNAMI MESSAGE
A TSUNAMI WATCH was ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII AT 0748 AM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0739 AM HST 08 DEC 2016 COORDINATES - 10.7 SOUTH 161.4 EAST LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 7.7 MOMENT FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
Estimated travel times for tsunami waves.
FOR SOLOMON ISLANDS
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1746 UTC THU DEC 8 2016
...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 8.0
* ORIGIN TIME 1739 UTC DEC 8 2016
* COORDINATES 10.7 SOUTH 161.4 EAST
* DEPTH 40 KM / 25 MILES
* LOCATION SOLOMON ISLANDS
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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 WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT. 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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KIRAKIRA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.4S 161.9E 1807 12/08
AUKI SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.8S 160.6E 1813 12/08
HONIARA SOLOMON ISLANDS 9.3S 160.0E 1824 12/08
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 1837 12/08
MUNDA SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.4S 157.2E 1842 12/08
FALAMAE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.4S 155.6E 1846 12/08
GHATERE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.8S 159.2E 1849 12/08
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 1853 12/08
AMUN PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.0S 154.7E 1904 12/08
PANGGOE SOLOMON ISLANDS 6.9S 157.2E 1904 12/08
WOODLARK ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9.0S 152.9E 1905 12/08
RABAUL PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4.2S 152.3E 1923 12/08
KIETA PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.1S 155.6E 1924 12/08
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 1943 12/08
NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 1948 12/08
ULAMONA PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.0S 151.3E 1959 12/08
LAE PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.8S 147.0E 1959 12/08
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 2006 12/08
KAVIENG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.5S 150.7E 2009 12/08
FUNAFUTI ISLAND TUVALU 7.9S 178.5E 2018 12/08
PORT MORESBY PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9.3S 146.9E 2022 12/08
MADANG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.2S 145.8E 2032 12/08
KOSRAE ISLAND KOSRAE 5.5N 163.0E 2035 12/08
MANUS ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.0S 147.5E 2042 12/08
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.
