TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0126Z 16 AUG 2007
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
NOTE- PREVIOUS BULLETIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN BULLETIN NUMBER 002
... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PERU / CHILE / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
NICARAGUA / GUATEMALA / EL SALVADOR / MEXICO / HONDURAS
FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.
THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 2341Z 15 AUG 2007
COORDINATES - 13.5 SOUTH 76.7 WEST
DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM
LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF PERU
MAGNITUDE - 7.9
EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. WE HAVE OBSERVED
A TSUNAMI SIGNAL ON THE DEEP OCEAN GAUGE OFF NORTHERN CHILE.
A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG
COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO
MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS
CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE
EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.
FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS 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
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
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PERU SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0023Z 16 AUG
LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 0029Z 16 AUG
MOLLENDO 17.2S 72.0W 0053Z 16 AUG
TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 0117Z 16 AUG
CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 0125Z 16 AUG
PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 0155Z 16 AUG
CHILE ARICA 18.5S 70.5W 0109Z 16 AUG
IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.2W 0112Z 16 AUG
ANTOFAGASTA 23.5S 70.5W 0130Z 16 AUG
CALDERA 27.0S 71.0W 0152Z 16 AUG
COQUIMBO 30.0S 71.5W 0220Z 16 AUG
VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.8W 0244Z 16 AUG
TALCAHUANO 36.8S 73.2W 0327Z 16 AUG
CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0403Z 16 AUG
EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 0455Z 16 AUG
GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0519Z 16 AUG
PUERTO MONTT 41.8S 73.0W 0533Z 16 AUG
PUNTA ARENAS 54.2S 72.0W 0718Z 16 AUG
ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 0142Z 16 AUG
ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 0232Z 16 AUG
BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.5W 0311Z 16 AUG
COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 79.0W 0246Z 16 AUG
BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 0319Z 16 AUG
BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 0323Z 16 AUG
PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.2N 78.0W 0327Z 16 AUG
PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.8W 0331Z 16 AUG
PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 0337Z 16 AUG
BALBOA HTS. 8.8N 79.5W 0442Z 16 AUG
COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 0341Z 16 AUG
PUERTO QUEPOS 9.2N 84.2W 0407Z 16 AUG
CABO SAN ELENA 10.9N 86.0W 0428Z 16 AUG
NICARAGUA SAN JUAN DL SUR 11.2N 85.9W 0445Z 16 AUG
PUERTO SANDINO 12.2N 87.0W 0500Z 16 AUG
CORINTO 12.5N 87.2W 0503Z 16 AUG
GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.8N 91.2W 0514Z 16 AUG
EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 89.8W 0517Z 16 AUG
MEXICO PUERTO MADERO 14.8N 92.5W 0541Z 16 AUG
ACAPULCO 16.8N 100.0W 0604Z 16 AUG
MANZANILLO 19.0N 104.5W 0646Z 16 AUG
HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 87.6W 0542Z 16 AUG
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.