No Tsunami Threat from 7.6M New Guinea Quake
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a 7.6 earthquake occurred near Papua New Guinea.
Based on all available data a destructive Pacific wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawai‘i.
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
757 AM HST SUN FEB 25 2018
TO – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0745 AM HST 25 FEB 2018
COORDINATES – 6.2 SOUTH 142.8 EAST
LOCATION – NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAGNITUDE – 7.6 MOMENT
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAI‘I. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAI‘I.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.
Magnitude | 7.5 |
Date-Time |
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Location | 6.149S 142.766E |
Depth | 35 km |
Distances |
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