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7.1 magnitude Indonesian earthquake no tsunami threat to Hawaii

7.4
Date-Time
Location 7.837°S, 107.263°E
Depth 62.8 km (39.0 miles)
Region JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances 105 km (65 miles) SSW of Bandung, Java, Indonesia
110 km (70 miles) SSE of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
125 km (75 miles) WSW of Tasikmalaya, Java, Indonesia
195 km (120 miles) SSE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.3 km (6.4 miles); depth +/- 18.1 km (11.2 miles)
Parameters NST= 49, Nph= 49, Dmin=359.7 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009lbat

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0859Z 02 SEP 2009

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

… THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED …

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME – 0755Z 02 SEP 2009 (Sept 1, 2009 9:55 p.m. HST)
COORDINATES – 8.0 SOUTH 107.4 EAST
LOCATION – JAVA INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE – 7.1

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH ISSUED BY THIS CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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