M 8.0 solomon islands

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Magnitude M 8.0Region SOLOMON ISLANDSDate time 2016-12-08 17:38:46.6 UTCLocation 10.57 S ; 161.33 EDepth 40 km



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[MorningSong]

WOW!!! This is huge!

760
WEPA40 PHEB 081747
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1746 UTC THU DEC 8 2016

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

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.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* 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


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED IN
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AT 1739 UTC ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 8 2016.

* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF

SOLOMON ISLANDS... VANUATU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA... NAURU...
NEW CALEDONIA... TUVALU AND KOSRAE


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* 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
--------------------------

* 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)
------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------

* 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
--------------------------------------

* 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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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
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.

$$

[Sunny-side-up]

Ouch, thats getting to big.

[MorningSong]

Lots of buoys are in alert:

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

[MorningSong]

Tsuname Warning for Hawaii:

QUOTE]
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
748 AM HST THU DEC 08 2016

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE 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 - 8.0 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY
THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN
FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE
IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF
THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS

0256 PM HST THU 08 DEC 2016

FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.

$$
[/QUOTE]

http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=...016.12.08.1748

[sunpaw]

Tsunami warning:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38257353

[MorningSong]

Heads up and stay safe peeps!

WEAK53 PAAQ 081749
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
949 AM PST Thu Dec 8 2016

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis
potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region.

* The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center is analyzing
the event to determine the level of danger.

* More information will be issued as it becomes available.

* This earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive
tsunami in the source region.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
assessment and changes may occur.

* Magnitude 8.0
* Origin Time 0839 AKST Dec 08 2016
0939 PST Dec 08 2016
1739 UTC Dec 08 2016
* Coordinates 10.7 South 161.4 East
* Depth 25 miles
* Location near the Solomon Islands


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
* Refer to the internet site ntwc.arh.noaa.gov for
additional information.

* Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon,
Washington, British Columbia and Alaska should refer to the
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages at ptwc.weather.gov.

* Messages will be issued hourly to keep you informed of the
progress of this event.

$$

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/PA...K53/WEAK53.txt

[sunpaw]

There were also 3 or 4 Earthquakes (6.8 and 6.5) south of Ferndale(at sea), California. 7.50 a.m local time (between 3.5 and 2.5 hours ago - for time reference).
Depth: 6.21 miles

edit: added pic

Solomon Islands already 4 major quakes between 7.7 and 8.0, the last 4.38 p.m. local time, half an hour ago.
Depth: 30.24 miles

[MorningSong]

Maybe it won't be too bad.

From the Indian Tsuname Early Warning Site:




http://www.incois.gov.in/tsunami/NTW...&bno=2&type=II

[Bob]

Dropped from 8 to 7.8 - still big

Magnitude Mw 7.8
Region SOLOMON ISLANDS
Date time 2016-12-08 17:38:46.9 UTC
Location 10.71 S ; 161.36 E
Depth 40 km
Distances 209 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands / pop: 56,300 / local time: 04:38:46.9 2016-12-09
68 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands / pop: 1,200 / local time: 04:38:46.9 2016-12-09

One could expect aftershocks

There is SOLAR STORM activity predicted to hit soon too - that being the case, more quakes and volcanic activity could be expected..

[Ba-ba-Ra]

Dutch claims to be able to predict earthquakes, as to the place and magnitude. He seems to be accurate. In this video he will show where the next ones will hit, based on these last large ones. Keep in mind he predicts all quakes,big and small and most are small.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_6kGqrQie5o