BREAKING CNN 4:27CT 041214 : 7.6 (revised) earthquake Solomon Islands...

[ChisolmTrailDem]

Tsunami warning in effect.

Developing story... per CNN 4:27CT

USGS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000phx5#summary

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: http://ptwc.weather.gov/?region=1&id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.12.2053




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WEPA40 PHEB 122053
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2053Z 12 APR 2014

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...

THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE IS FURTHER REVISED DOWNWARD IN THIS
MESSAGE FROM 7.8 TO 7.6. THE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE SAME AREAS.

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

SOLOMON ISLANDS / VANUATU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

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 - 2015Z 12 APR 2014
COORDINATES - 11.3 SOUTH 162.3 EAST
DEPTH - 33 KM
LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.6

EVALUATION

IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES
TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY
TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND
TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED
TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
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SOLOMON ISLANDS KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2034Z 12 APR
SANTA_CRUZ_ISLA 10.9S 165.9E 2050Z 12 APR
AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 2058Z 12 APR
HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 2104Z 12 APR
MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 2115Z 12 APR
GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 2117Z 12 APR
FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 2135Z 12 APR
PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 2135Z 12 APR
VANUATU ESPERITU_SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2118Z 12 APR
PAPUA NEW GUINE WOODLARK_ISLAND 9.0S 152.9E 2148Z 12 APR
AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 2148Z 12 APR
KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 2154Z 12 APR

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

[malaise]

1. This is what happened to the Solomon islands nine days ago

http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s3984152.htm
<snip>
ELIZABETH JACKSON: Nine days after devastating flash-flooding hit the Solomon Islands there are still 50,000 to 60,000 people homeless, most without shelter and fresh water.

Twenty-three people were killed in the floods that swept through the Solomon's capital, Honiara, and other parts of the country, and another 30 are still missing. Major roads throughout the main island of Guadalcanal are ruined and bridges have collapsed, making it hard for emergency teams to assess the damage.

Graham Kenna is the emergencies manager for the charity Save The Children in the Solomon Islands. He spoke to our reporter David Mark.

GRAHAM KENNA: I've been doing disasters for almost 30 years, and I have never seen rain and flooding like it. The scale means that half of the population of Guadalcanal, which is the heaviest populated island in the Solomon Islands, at least half of the population has been affected in some way, whether they've lost their houses, or parts of their houses, or their crops, or relatives, or businesses.
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Too sad