Tsunami Watch/Warning Issued by NWS
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WEPA40 PHEB 190342
TSUPAC
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
0340 UTC FRI MAY 19 2023
...PTWC 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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THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS CHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE TO INCLUDE
NEW CALEDONIA BETWEEN 0.3 TO 1.0 METERS.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 7.8
* ORIGIN TIME 0257 UTC MAY 19 2023
* COORDINATES 23.2 SOUTH 170.7 EAST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0257 UTC ON FRIDAY MAY
19 2023.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF
VANUATU.
* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF
NEW CALEDONIA... FIJI... KIRIBATI... AND NEW ZEALAND.
* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF
AMERICAN SAMOA... AUSTRALIA... CHUUK... COOK ISLANDS...
FRENCH POLYNESIA... GUAM... HOWLAND AND BAKER...
INDONESIA... JARVIS ISLAND... JOHNSTON ATOLL... KERMADEC
ISLANDS... KOSRAE... MARSHALL ISLANDS... NAURU... NIUE...
NORTHERN MARIANAS... PALMYRA ISLAND... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
POHNPEI... SAMOA... SOLOMON ISLANDS... TOKELAU... TONGA...
TUVALU... AND WALLIS AND FUTUNA.
* 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
AND AT LOCATIONS WITH FRINGING OR BARRIER REEFS 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 IF
NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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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 WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS 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)
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ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 0331 05/19
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 0431 05/19
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 0431 05/19
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 0500 05/19
LOTTIN POINT NEW ZEALAND 37.5S 178.2E 0540 05/19
AUCKLAND WEST NEW ZEALAND 37.1S 174.2E 0600 05/19
WHANGAREI NEW ZEALAND 35.8S 174.5E 0602 05/19
MOUNT MAUNGANUI NEW ZEALAND 37.6S 176.2E 0603 05/19
PORT TAURANGA NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 176.2E 0616 05/19
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 0642 05/19
NEW PLYMOUTH NEW ZEALAND 39.1S 174.1E 0645 05/19
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 0725 05/19
WANGANUI NEW ZEALAND 39.9S 175.0E 0832 05/19
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.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* 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.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND 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
WWW.TSUNAMI.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 WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
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