http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009ejbr.php
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI831 AM HST THU MAR 19 2009 TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVEAT 0831 AM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0818 AM HST 19 MAR 2009 COORDINATES - 23.0 SOUTH 174.8 WEST LOCATION - TONGA ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.7 MOMENT EVALUATION THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A NON-EXPANDING REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR A PART OF THE PACIFIC NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. HOWEVER... SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS MIGHT BEGIN IS 0236 PM HST THU 19 MAR 2009 MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. -- Posted By Breaking News to Break News at 3/19/2009 08:54:00 PM
