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WEPA40 PHEB 042000
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1958 UTC THU MAR 4 2021

...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 *****

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE.


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

  * MAGNITUDE      8.0
  * ORIGIN TIME    1928 UTC MAR 4 2021
  * COORDINATES    29.6 SOUTH  176.0 WEST
  * DEPTH          10 KM / 6 MILES
  * LOCATION       KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED IN
    THE KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION AT 1928 UTC ON THURSDAY MARCH 4
    2021.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
    FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

  * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
    LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

      KERMADEC ISLANDS.


  * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
    POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

      FRENCH POLYNESIA.


  * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
    ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

      AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... FIJI... NEW CALEDONIA...
      NEW ZEALAND... NIUE... PITCAIRN ISLANDS... SOLOMON
      ISLANDS... TONGA... VANUATU... 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
-------------------

  * 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 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)
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    RAOUL ISLAND     KERMADEC ISLANDS  29.2S 177.9W   1948 03/04
    NUKUALOFA        TONGA             21.0S 175.2W   2044 03/04
    LOTTIN POINT     NEW ZEALAND       37.5S 178.2E   2049 03/04
    NIUE ISLAND      NIUE              19.0S 170.0W   2056 03/04
    HOLEVA           TONGA             18.6S 173.9W   2058 03/04
    GISBORNE         NEW ZEALAND       38.7S 178.0E   2109 03/04
    NIUATOPUTAPU     TONGA             15.9S 173.8W   2117 03/04
    NORTH CAPE       NEW ZEALAND       34.4S 173.3E   2118 03/04
    MOUNT MAUNGANUI  NEW ZEALAND       37.6S 176.2E   2119 03/04
    PAGO PAGO        AMERICAN SAMOA    14.3S 170.7W   2119 03/04
    PORT TAURANGA    NEW ZEALAND       37.7S 176.2E   2126 03/04
    EAST CAPE        NEW ZEALAND       37.7S 178.5E   2131 03/04
    WHANGAREI        NEW ZEALAND       35.8S 174.5E   2134 03/04
    WALLIS ISLAND    WALLIS AND FUTUN  13.3S 176.3W   2143 03/04
    NAPIER           NEW ZEALAND       39.5S 176.9E   2145 03/04
    RAROTONGA        COOK ISLANDS      21.2S 159.8W   2146 03/04
    KAINGAROA CHATH  NEW ZEALAND       43.7S 176.3W   2151 03/04
    PUKAPUKA ISLAND  COOK ISLANDS      10.8S 165.9W   2205 03/04
    FUTUNA ISLAND    WALLIS AND FUTUN  14.3S 178.2W   2206 03/04
    WELLINGTON       NEW ZEALAND       41.3S 174.8E   2206 03/04
    ANATOM ISLAND    VANUATU           20.2S 169.9E   2213 03/04
    SUVA             FIJI              18.1S 178.4E   2213 03/04
    WAITANGI CHATHA  NEW ZEALAND       43.9S 176.6W   2220 03/04
    AUCKLAND EAST    NEW ZEALAND       36.7S 175.0E   2235 03/04
    AUCKLAND WEST    NEW ZEALAND       37.1S 174.2E   2248 03/04
    TUBUAI           FRENCH POLYNESIA  23.3S 149.5W   2248 03/04
    NOUMEA           NEW CALEDONIA     22.3S 166.5E   2300 03/04
    PENRYN ISLAND    COOK ISLANDS       8.9S 157.8W   2307 03/04
    PAPEETE          FRENCH POLYNESIA  17.5S 149.6W   2317 03/04
    RAPA ITI         FRENCH POLYNESIA  27.6S 144.3W   2318 03/04
    ESPERITU SANTO   VANUATU           15.1S 167.3E   2319 03/04
    WANGANUI         NEW ZEALAND       39.9S 175.0E   2329 03/04
    NEW PLYMOUTH     NEW ZEALAND       39.1S 174.1E   2329 03/04
    DUNEDIN          NEW ZEALAND       45.9S 170.5E   2330 03/04
    LYTTELTON        NEW ZEALAND       43.6S 172.7E   2341 03/04
    SANTA CRUZ ISLA  SOLOMON ISLANDS   10.9S 165.9E   2352 03/04
    TIMARU           NEW ZEALAND       44.4S 171.3E   0026 03/05
    RIKITEA          FRENCH POLYNESIA  23.1S 135.0W   0042 03/05
    STEWART ISLAND   NEW ZEALAND       47.3S 167.5E   0053 03/05
    PITCAIRN ISLAND  PITCAIRN          25.1S 130.1W   0115 03/05
    BLUFF            NEW ZEALAND       46.6S 168.3E   0141 03/05


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.

  * 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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