PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER warning for Chile earthquake 11 March 2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010 – 18:07

The earthquakes in Chile caused
no real tsunami threat.

However here is a warning from the
Pacific Tsunami warning center.
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
http://fromtheold.com/news/pacific-tsunami-warning-center-warning-chile-earthquake-11-march-2010-2010031116952.html
ISSUED AT 1453Z 11 MAR 2010

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 – 1440Z 11 MAR 2010
COORDINATES – 34.1 SOUTH 71.8 WEST
DEPTH – 10 KM
LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE – 7.2

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 WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING
CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…WASHINGTON.
..OREGON…CALIFORN