Magnitude
6.6 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 21:24:53 UTC
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 07:24:53 AM at epicenter
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 11:24:53 HST (Hawaii)
Location
6.107°S, 149.581°E
Depth
33 km (20.5 miles) set by location program
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
15 km (9 miles) NNE (21°) from Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
294 km (183 miles) ENE (76°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
328 km (204 miles) NNE (27°) from Popondetta, New Guinea, PNG
456 km (284 miles) NE (35°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1134 AM HST WED MAR 09 2011
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 1125 AM HST 09 MAR 2011
COORDINATES – 6.1 SOUTH 149.6 EAST
LOCATION – NEW BRITAIN REGION P.N.G.
MAGNITUDE – 6.6 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.