Tsunami threat for Fiji following 7.00m quake [1]
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 12:21. Updated on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 14:54.
The tsunami threat from a Fiji earthquake today has now passed, the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Ceter in Hawaii, has advised.
"There is no longer a tsunami threat from this earthquake," it stated at 22:58 UTC Jan 3 (today).
"Minor sea level fluctuations may occur in some coastal areas near the eatherquake over the next few hours."
Tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deapp-ocean sea level gauges measured a 0.01m fluctuation at Suva at 22:31 UTC.
There is no threat for Tonga.
Earlier advice:
Fiji coastal areas are warned of a tsunami threat following a 7.0m earthquake, at 11:53pm local (Fiji) time today. There is no threat advice for Tonga, the Tonga Met advised at 12:03pm (+14UTC) today 4 January. The following notice was updated by Tonga Meterological Service at 12:41 pm (+14 UTC).
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Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami No Threat Advice for Tonga |
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No: 2 (Updated) |
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Issued at 12:41pm on 04 January,2017 |
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An Earthquake has occurred with these parameters: Origin time: 11:53AM local time on 04 Jan 2017 Coordinates: Lat: 19.5S Lon: 176.2E Depth: 10km/6 Miles Magnitude: 7.0 Location: W/SW Suva, Fiji |
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The above magnitude is provisional and may be increased or decreased as more seismic data becomes available. |
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Tsunami No Threat Advice Summary (Only Warnings issued by the Tonga Meteorological Service represent the official warning status for Tonga) Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters above, it was confirmed that a tsunami wave was generated. · TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF FIJI. · FOR ALL OTHER AREAS, NO TSUNAMI THREAT IS EXPECTED Based on information above from the Tonga Geology Seismic Unit and Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC), this event is unlikely to affect Tonga. This is the final message for this event unless significant changes occur. |
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NEOC Status: The National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) is not activated. Normal NEOC contact details apply: General Enquiries: (676) 26340 |
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Issued by: Message authorized by the Tonga Meteorological Service General Enquiries: (676) 35355 Duty Officer: MT/LF/FH |
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