Magnitude
7.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 17:46:11 UTC
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 12:46:11 PM at epicenter
Location
7.644°S, 74.506°W
Depth
145.1 km (90.2 miles)
Region
NORTHERN PERU
Distances
82 km (50 miles) N of Pucallpa, Peru
210 km (130 miles) W of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
315 km (195 miles) NE of Huanuco, Peru
567 km (352 miles) NNE of LIMA, Peru

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1755Z 24 AUG 2011

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS…EXCEPT ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…
WASHINGTON…OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

… TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN …

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

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 – 1746Z 24 AUG 2011
COORDINATES – 7.7 SOUTH 74.4 WEST
DEPTH – 147 KM
LOCATION – PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION
MAGNITUDE – 6.9

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…WASHINGTON…OREGON…CALIFORNIA.