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WEPA40 PHEB 172306
TSUPAC
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 27
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
2305 UTC THU SEP 17 2015
...PTWC FINAL 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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PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 8.3
* ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015
* COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2015.
* BASED ON ALL DATA AVAILABLE TO THIS CENTER... THE TSUNAMI
THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW MOSTLY PASSED. ANY
REMAINING THREAT SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN
IMPACTED AREAS.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* THE TSUNAMI THREAT HAS NOW LARGELY PASSED.RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPACTED COASTAL
AREAS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AT THE COAST TO DETERMINE IF
AND WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITIES.
* PERSONS LOCATED NEAR IMPACTED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
* REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS OF UP TO 0.3 METERS ABOVE AND
BELOW THE NORMAL TIDE MAY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.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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CHICHIJIMA JP 27.1N 142.2E 2248 0.13M/ 0.4FT 14
HANASAKI HOKKAIDO J 43.3N 145.6E 2242 0.14M/ 0.4FT 18
KUSHIRO JP 43.0N 144.4E 2223 0.11M/ 0.4FT 24
OFUNATO HONSHU JP 39.0N 141.8E 2218 0.10M/ 0.3FT 18
PORT KEMBLA AU 34.5S 150.9E 2025 0.08M/ 0.3FT 14
LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 1942 0.12M/ 0.4FT 26
HONIARA SB 9.4S 160.0E 1951 0.02M/ 0.1FT 36
CHRISTCHURCH NZ 43.6S 172.8E 1900 0.25M/ 0.8FT 24
NORTH CAPE NZ 34.4S 173.0E 1657 0.16M/ 0.5FT 18
CASTLE POINT NZ 40.9S 176.2E 1419 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1506 0.27M/ 0.9FT 06
LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 2027 0.22M/ 0.7FT 22
OUINNE NEW CALEDONI 22.0S 166.7E 1713 0.16M/ 0.5FT 10
VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1847 0.21M/ 0.7FT 22
MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 1740 0.20M/ 0.6FT 16
DART 21415 50.2N 171.8E 1833 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 21414 48.9N 178.3E 1756 0.02M/ 0.1FT 16
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 1835 0.12M/ 0.4FT 20
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 1823 0.19M/ 0.6FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 48.7N 126.8W 1650 0.01M/ 0.0FT 06
NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18
QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06
MAKAPU`U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14
JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20
KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16
OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14
KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18
PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06
LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16
KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18
HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42
DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14
DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32
OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14
PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04
HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34
CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14
HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40
DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32
QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88
DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20
BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12
HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30
TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38
DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.
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PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
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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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