WEPA40 RJTD 142139
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
   ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
   ISSUED AT 2139Z 14 APR 2024
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:2057Z 14 APR 2024
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT05.9SOUTH LON151.1EAST
 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
 BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS
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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