TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 004
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
0221 AM HST 15 NOV 2006
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH
NOTE THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO A WATCH DUE TO THE INCREASE IN
EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE TO 8.1.
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT
0221 AM HST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0114 AM HST 15 NOV 2006
COORDINATES - 46.7 NORTH 153.5 EAST
LOCATION - KURIL ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 8.1 MOMENT
MAGNITUDE - 7.7 RICHTER
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
0720 AM HST 15 NOV 2006
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.