Tsunami Information Bulletin

Tsunami Information Bulletin

06/02/2013 01:52 AM EDT

  000  WEPA42 PHEB 020552  TIBPAC 

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS 

ISSUED AT 0552Z 02 JUN 2013 

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING 

THE PACIFIC  OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS

• EXCEPT ALASKA

• BRITISH COLUMBIA

• WASHINGTON

• OREGON

• 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 -  0543Z 02 JUN 2013 

• COORDINATES -  24.0 NORTH  121.0 EAST 

• DEPTH       -   10 KM 

• LOCATION    -  TAIWAN 

• MAGNITUDE   -  6.5 

EVALUATION    NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS 

BASED ON  HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. 

HOWEVER - 

EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL  TSUNAMIS 

THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN  A 

HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. 

AUTHORITIES  IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE 

OF THIS  POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES 

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH 

CHINA SEA REGION.  IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... 

THE  MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. 

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS 

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.