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WEPA40 RJTD 091031

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

   ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

   ISSUED AT 1031Z 09 APR 2024

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS (REVISION)

ORIGIN TIME:0948Z 09 APR 2024

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT02.7NORTH LON127.1EAST

 NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA

 BORNEO - SULAWESI

MAG:6.5 (MW)



EVALUATION

 THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI



ESTIMATION AT FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMI WAVES WITH AN AMPLITUDE

OF 0.3 METERS OR MORE ARE EXPECTED AT ANY FORECAST POINT.



HOWEVER, IN SOME COASTAL AREAS (PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EPICENTER),

HIGHER TSUNAMI WAVES THAN ESTIMATED MAY ARRIVE.

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS CHANGES IN THE POTENTIAL

FOR TSUNAMI GENERATION ARE DEEMED POSSIBLE BASED ON EARTHQUAKE

RE-EVALUATION OR REPORTS INDICATING TSUNAMI OBSERVATION ARE

RECEIVED.



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