WEPA40 RJTD 092240

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
    ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
    ISSUED AT 2239Z 09 MAY 2008
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:2152Z 09 MAY 2008
PERLIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT12.5NORTH LON143.3EAST
SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS
CAROLINE ISLANDS TO GUAM
MAG:6.9

EVALUATION
THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

ESTIMATION AT THE FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMIS WITH AMPLITUDE
OF 0.5 METER OR OVER ARE EXPECTED AT ANY OF THEM

HOWEVER AT SOME COASTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR THE EPICENTER,HIGHER
TSUNAMITS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION
AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT THE
 POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE EARTHQUAKE 
OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATION
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