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WEPA40 RJTD 042027

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

   ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

   ISSUED AT 2027Z 04 APR 2025

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:2005Z 04 APR 2025

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT06.2SOUTH LON151.6EAST

 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

 BISMARCK AND SOLOMON ISLANDS

MAG:7.2



EVALUATION

 THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

 NEAR THE EPICENTER



ESTIMATION AT FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMI WAVES WITH AN AMPLITUDE

OF 0.3 METERS OR MORE ARE EXPECTED AT ANY FORECAST POINT.



HOWEVER, IN SOME COASTAL AREAS (PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EPICENTER),

HIGHER TSUNAMI WAVES THAN ESTIMATED MAY ARRIVE.

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS CHANGES IN THE POTENTIAL

FOR TSUNAMI GENERATION ARE DEEMED POSSIBLE BASED ON EARTHQUAKE

RE-EVALUATION OR REPORTS INDICATING TSUNAMI OBSERVATION ARE

RECEIVED.



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