In California, an informational statement has been issued:
PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
625 PM PST TUE FEB 5 2013
…THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA…
* THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESCTRUCTIVE
TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.
In the Solomon Islands, the first measurement has been recorded:
OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
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TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
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LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 0243Z 0.11M / 0.4FT 18MIN
DART 52406 5.3S 165.1E 0206Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 10MIN
DART 55012 15.8S 158.5E 0237Z 0.17M / 0.6FT 06MIN
LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 0129Z 0.91M / 3.0FT 18MIN
HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.
The Tide Gage is on the Island immediately east of the epicenter.
