No tsunami threat to Hawaii after strong 6.6M quake in Papua New Guinea
Magnitude
6.6
Event Time
2014-07-04 15:00:26 UTC
2014-07-05 01:00:26 UTC+10:00 at epicenter
2014-07-04 05:00:26 Hawaii Standard Time
Location
6.205°S 152.821°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities
193km (120mi) S of Taron, Papua New Guinea
214km (133mi) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
300km (186mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
305km (190mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
717km (446mi) ENE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1507Z 04 JUL 2014 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ... THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. 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 - 1500Z 04 JUL 2014 COORDINATES - 6.3 SOUTH 152.8 EAST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - NEW BRITAIN REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA MAGNITUDE - 6.7 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. http://www.hawaii247.com/2014/07/04/no-tsunami-threat-to-hawaii-after-strong-quake-in-papua-new-guinea/