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BREAKING NEWS
BY RANDY ECONOMY
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Aug. 9, 2010
11:40 p.m. PST
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
NOTE THAT A TSUNAMI WAS RECORDED AT PORT VILA, VANUATU
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0524Z 10 AUG 2010
COORDINATES - 17.5 SOUTH 168.0 EAST
DEPTH - 21 KM
LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.5
EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. A RECORDED WAVE AMPLITUDE OF 23 CM HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT PORT VILA, VANUATU.
THIS IS ONLY AN INITIAL MEASUREMENT OF THE FIRST ARRIVING TSUNAMI WAVE. HIGHER WAVE AMPLITUDES MAY YET TO BE OBSERVED ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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