THE SEISMOLOGY SECTION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER (PTWC) ISSUED AT 0118Z 06 FEB 2013.
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO ALL COASTAL LOW LYING AREAS OF FIJI
THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED TO WARN THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ESPECIALLY COASTAL DWELLERS OF OUR COUNTRY.
AN UNDERSEA EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PRELIMINERY PARAMETERS:
MAGNITUDE/SIZE: 8.0
DEPTH: 33km BELOW EARTH SURFACE
LOCATION: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, SOLOMON ISLANDS
TIME: 01:12pm
A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI HAS CONFIRMED BEING GENERATED AND TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW ISSUED FOR THE WHOLE REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS ESPECIALLY COASTAL LOW LYING DWELLERS AS WE HAVE ONLY 1 HOUR LEFT FOR THE 1ST WAVE TO HIT OUR SHORES.
TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND WE ADVISE ALL RESIDENTS ON LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS TO PLEASE EVACUATE TO HIGHER SAFE ZONES AND GROUNDS NEARBY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THOSE ALREADY ON HIGHER GROUNDS ARE ADVICE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE FOR EASING THE EVACUATION PROCESS OF LOW LYING COASTAL DWELLERS DURING THIS HARD TIMES.
THE SEISMOLOGY OBSERVATORY (MRD) IN CONJUNCTION WITH PTWC WILL ISSUE RESPECTIVE BULLETINS FOR EVERY 30 MINUTES UNTIL CANCELLATION AS WE WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORING ALL THE TIDE GAUGES READINGS WITHIN THE PACIFIC OCEAN ALONG THE DIRECTIVITY OF THE TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT.
CONSECUTIVE BULLETINS FOR LATEST UPDATES UNTIL CANCELLATION WILL BE ISSUED ON EVERY 30 MINUTES INTERVAL.
SEISMOLOGY OBSERVATORY
MINERAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, FIJI.
PHONE: 3381611 EXT 472, 473, 474
FAX: 3370039/3383910