This information is provided by the USGS National Earthquake Information Center.

The parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. has occurred at: 5.88S 149.81E Depth 33km Wed Oct 31 09:10:19 2001 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Wed Oct 31 09:10:19 2001 Eastern Standard Time (EST) Wed Oct 31 04:10:19 2001 Central Standard Time (CST) Wed Oct 31 03:10:19 2001 Mountain Standard Time (MST) Wed Oct 31 02:10:19 2001 Pacific Standard Time (PST) Wed Oct 31 01:10:19 2001 Alaska Standard Time (AST) Wed Oct 31 00:10:19 2001

Location with respect to nearby cities: 30 miles (50 km) NE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG (pop N/A) 200 miles (320 km) SW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 310 miles (500 km) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 1500 miles (2415 km) N of Brisbane, Australia

For additional information, including a map for this event please consult this web page: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/011031091019.html .

-- PHO (owennos@bigfoot.com), October 31, 2001

Answers

10/31 191 THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN IS FOR ALASKA, BRI...

WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED 10/31/2001 AT 0941 UTC

...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN IS FOR ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...

NO, REPEAT NO, WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

EARTHQUAKE DATA: PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 6.7 LOCATION: 6.0S 150.3E - NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. TIME: 0010 AST 10/31/2001 0110 PST 10/31/2001 0910 UTC 10/31/2001

EVALUATION: BASED ON LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA. SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS. IN AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING, LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SLUMPING.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE TSUNAMI BULLETINS FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT. IF AVAILABLE, REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

-- PHO (owennos@bigfoot.com), October 31, 2001.