TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2044Z 26 FEB 2010
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 – 2031Z 26 FEB 2010 (10:31 a.m. HST)
COORDINATES – 26.1 NORTH 128.5 EAST
DEPTH – 29 KM
LOCATION – RYUKYU ISLANDS JAPAN
MAGNITUDE – 7.3
Evaluation
No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.
However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.
This will be the only bulletin issued for this event unless additional information becomes available.
The Japan Meteorological Agency may also issue tsunami messages for this event to countries in the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea region. In case of conflicting information… the more conservative information should be used for safety.
The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center will issue products for Alaska…British Columbia…Washington…Oregon…California.
The Japan Meteorological Agency had issued tsunami warnings and advisories for the areas near the earthquake but cancelled them as of noon Hawaii time. The JMA reports no tsunami damage though there may be slight sea level changes following the quake.
Posted on 8:31 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2010. Tags: earthquake, japan
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan at 8:10 p.m. HST Saturday (Feb 6).
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
823 PM HST SAT FEB 06 2010
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0810 PM HST 06 FEB 2010
COORDINATES – 23.4 NORTH 124.0 EAST
LOCATION – SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN
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.
Magnitude
6.4 Date-Time
Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 06:10:00 UTC
Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 03:10:00 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location
23.472°N, 123.713°E Depth
16.5 km (10.3 miles) (poorly constrained) Region
SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN Distances
115 km (70 miles) SSW of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
225 km (140 miles) ESE of Hua-lien, Taiwan
225 km (140 miles) ESE of Su-ao, Taiwan
2055 km (1280 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan
The United States and Japan reached agreement on the text of a landmark Open-Skies aviation agreement, liberalizing U.S.-Japan air services for the carriers of both countries.
The agreement was reached after five rounds of negotiations focusing on Open Skies, beginning in May of this year.
“Achieving Open Skies with Japan, a major U.S. transportation and trade partner, has been a long-standing U.S. goal and is good news for air travelers and businesses on both sides of the Pacific,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said. “Once this agreement takes effect, American and Japanese consumers, airlines and economies will enjoy the benefits of competitive pricing and more convenient service.”
Under the new agreement, airlines from both countries would be allowed to select routes and destinations based on consumer demand for passenger and cargo services, without limitations on the number of U.S. or Japanese carriers that can fly between the two countries or the number of flights they can operate.
It would remove restrictions on capacity and pricing, and provide unlimited opportunities for cooperative marketing arrangements, including code-sharing, between U.S. and Japanese carriers.
The agreement also would provide opportunities for growth of U.S. carrier operations at Tokyo’s Narita Airport and ensure fair competition regarding the new opportunities at Tokyo’s close-in Haneda Airport.
Although the 1952 U.S.-Japan aviation agreement was greatly expanded in 1998, many U.S. carriers serving Japan were still subject to restrictions on capacity, routing, pricing, and code-sharing.
Once the agreement is finalized, Japan will become the 95th U.S. Open-Skies partner. Both countries must affirmatively act in order to put the agreement into effect.
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0713Z 30 OCT 2009
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 – 0704Z 30 OCT 2009
COORDINATES – 29.2 NORTH 129.9 EAST
DEPTH – 60 KM
LOCATION – RYUKYU ISLANDS JAPAN
MAGNITUDE – 6.8
EVALUATION
NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.
HOWEVER – EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION… THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…WASHINGTON…OREGON…CALIFORNIA.
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1224 AM HST MON AUG 17 2009
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 1210 AM HST 17 AUG 2009
COORDINATES – 23.1 NORTH 123.7 EAST
LOCATION – SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL. JAPAN
MAGNITUDE – 6.5 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.
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 – 2248Z 12 AUG 2009
COORDINATES – 33.0 NORTH 140.8 EAST
DEPTH – 38 KM
LOCATION – SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE – 6.5
EVALUATION
NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.
HOWEVER – EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION… THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…WASHINGTON…OREGON…CALIFORNIA.
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2117Z 10 AUG 2009
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 – 2007Z 10 AUG 2009
COORDINATES – 34.8 NORTH 138.5 EAST
DEPTH – UNDETERMINED
LOCATION – NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE – 6.6
EVALUATION
NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.
HOWEVER – EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS. POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
TSUNAMI OBSERVED AT OMAEZEKI .56M
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION… THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…WASHINGTON…OREGON…CALIFORNIA.
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan at 12:56 a.m. Hawaii time. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center’s historical data, no tsunami has been generated by the quake. The local time at the epicenter of the earthquake was 7:56 a.m. in Japan.
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
111 AM HST SUN AUG 09 2009
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 1256 AM HST 09 AUG 2009
COORDINATES – 33.1 NORTH 138.5 EAST
LOCATION – SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE – 6.9 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.
Video by Dave Corrigan/Big Island Video News and Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.org Photography by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.org
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan arrival at Kona International Airport Thursday morning (July 16).
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko shake hands with Big Islanders at the airport.
Empress Michiko waves to the crowd of supporters at Kona International Airport as they board their motorcade to the Mauna Kea Beach Resort.
Royal visit thrills Big Island
Story by Karin Stanton
A touch of royalty swept across the Big Island for five hours Thursday.
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made two stops during their quick visit to the island on their way home, including receptions at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Parker Ranch’s Smart residence.
The imperial visit began with a gala greeting at Kona International Airport, with Mayor Billy Kenoi and his wife Takako.
As they exited their specially equipped Boeing 747, the couple was serenaded with a chant written for the occasion by Kekuhi Kealiikanakaolehaililani, granddaughter of Edith Kanakaole. The chant is called “Welcoming the Rising Sun.”
About 150 invited guests looked on as 60 children from five charter schools performed a hula. The keiki came from Kona, Ka‘u, Puna, Hilo, Hamakua and Kohala.
The guests were mostly people of Japanese ancestry and groups represented included the Kona Japanese Civic Association, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, Yamaguchi and Fukuoka Kenjin clubs, Mutsumi Kai, Daughters of Hawaii, Kona Lion’s Club, Kona Historical Society, Urasenke Club, and Kona Saga Goryu Ikebana.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan greet well wishers from at the Mauna Kea Beach Resort. (Photo by Laura Shimabuku/Stephens Media)
Kenoi presented the emperor and empress a gift of a framed photograph by Jack Jeffrey of the iiwi bird feeding on the endangered oha wai plant, which is found only on the Big Island. A second gift – a purse that Kenoi’s wife said was specially crafted for the empress – had been sent ahead to Honolulu.
Takako Kenoi, who was born and raised in Japan, said it was especially thrilling to see the empress carrying it during her Big Island visit.
At the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, about 130 well-wishers represented such groups as the Japanese Community Association, East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjinkai, Hui Okinawa, Urasenke Hilo Association, and Kumamoto Doshi Kai.
Honored Guests
Their final stop was a reception hosted by the Honolulu-based Consul General Toshio Kunikata and Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, who traveled from the Washington, D.C. embassy. At the 162-year-old home of late ranch owner Richard Smart, the couple was greeted by Warren Haruki, Tim Johns and Pete Moynahan, trustees of the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust.
The couple then met with about 60 invited guests, including County Council members J Yoshimoto, Emily Naeole, Donald Ikeda and Kelly Greenwell.
Among the guests was Yasuo Kuwaye, 87, of Hilo. Kuwaye is the recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, an imperial award recognizing his efforts in forging relations between Hawaii and Japan’s Oshima Island.
Kuwaye said he was surprised to have been honored with the medal and still has no idea who nominated him. He was especially proud to be wearing the medal Thursday for his audience with the emperor and empress.
Another guest was Norman Sakata, president of the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival and a member of Lion’s Club since 1959.
“My life is fulfilled now,” he said. “My father is turning over in his grave, knowing that his son has met the emperor. For me, it’s a dream come true.”
Sakata said he met Akihito when he was crown prince and once heard the previous emperor, Akihito’s late father, speak at a Lion’s Club convention, but this was the first time meeting a sitting emperor.
“I was so impressed by how humble and gracious they are,” he said.
They chatted about Hawaii’s astronaut Ellison Onizuka, who lost his life in the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986, and about Japan’s influence on Hawaii history.
“The emperor expressed it best when he said he’s so proud to see how the people from Japan came here, established themselves and really contributed to make Hawaii what it is,” Sakata said.
Mayor’s Nerves
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan bid aloha to Mayor Billy Kenoi and his wife Takako at Kona International Airport.
Mayor Kenoi said he was delighted to show off the Big Island to the imperial couple, but admitted to some anxiety about having to tie the lei around their necks as protocol discourages placing anything over their heads.
“I was very nervous. I practiced on all my staff this morning,” Kenoi said. “Meeting them was a great honor. It’s definitely a big moment in Hawaii Island’s history.”
Kenoi and his wife said it also was a memorable family moment, as his children were on hand to see the couple arrive in Kona.
“It’s beyond a lifetime experience,” she said.
Paniolo Prowess and a Rogue Calf
Before they left Parker Ranch, the emperor and empress were treated to exhibitions of paniolo prowess including calf roping and a demonstration of the poo wai u, which is found only at Hawaiian rodeos and involves roping a steer and tying it to a Y-shaped post in the middle of the arena.
Apparently, nobody briefed the calves on royal protocol, as one of little guys decided to hop over the rock wall and make a break for it across the Waimea pastures. The paniolo won out, eventually bringing it back into line.
The royal family has lengthy ties to Parker Ranch. Members of the imperial palace riding club purchased Parker Ranch thoroughbreds through the 1960s and two vases are displayed at the Smart residence — gifts from the royal family more than 100 years ago.
As a farewell at the airport, hula halau Na Lei O Kaholoku from Kohala performed with the Lim family presenting “I Makana Nau Ia Aloha,” which was written by King David Kalakaua for his wife while he was visiting Yokohama in 1881.
Visit Benefits
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan prepare to leave and wave to the crowd at Kona International Airport.
Accompanying the imperial couple were nearly three dozen television and print journalists from Japan. Their coverage of the country’s leaders likely will throw a positive spotlight on Hawaii, which has seen a double-digit dip in visitors from Japan.
The depressed global economy, the H1N1 flu and fears about North Korean sabre-rattling have made Japanese vacation travelers skittish.
“This is big. It’s huge,” Big Island Visitors Bureau executive director George Applegate said. “This visit will negate all the bad news about H1N1. This is a great thing for Hawaii, definitely.”
Kenoi said he hopes the visit results in “incredible benefits beyond today,” as the coverage in Japan will show Hawaii as a place deserving of a royal visit.
Diane Quitiquit, Parker Ranch vice president, said the royal visit will have an impact in Japan and on the Big Island.
“It’s a tremendous boost. It’ll be great for Hawaii to be showcased like this, absolutely,” she said. “For people to see – especially with the fear of H1N1 – that the emperor and empress visited Hawaii is positive, especially for anyone who might have had any hesitation about coming here.”
Quitiquit said she has great admiration for the couple, who are hugely popular in Japan.
“I heard one story about an 81-year-old lady from Japan who is visiting Hawaii. She has lived her whole life in Japan and never seen the emperor, but she was at Kapiolani Park and got to see her emperor for the first time in her life,” Quitiquit said. “I love that story. And, of course, it’s also great for people here to be able to just see them. It’s a real treat.”
Honolulu Visit
Emperor Akihito of Japan is entertained with hula and music during the departure ceremony at Kona International Airport.
Following an 11-day trip to Canada, the royal couple spent two days in Honolulu, where they returned to Kapiolani Park to see a rainbow shower tree he planted 49 years ago as the then-crown prince, attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, and were the guests of honor at a 1,500-person banquet to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.
The scholarship was established in 1959 to commemorate the wedding of then-Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko. The scholarship is awarded annually to two Japanese graduate students in Japan for study at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, and to two American graduate students from UH-Manoa for study in Japan.
The royal couple last visited Hawaii 15 years ago and returned to Japan after their Big Island tour.
Akihito, 75, is the 125th emperor of Japan. He acceded to the throne in 1989, following the death of his father.
The Hawai’i Police Department is advising motorists to expect possible traffic delays on Thursday (July 16) while the motorcade responsible for escorting the Emperor and Empress of Japan safely transports the royal couple between designated sites on the Big Island.
Delays in traffic flow are expected throughout the day in Kona, Waikoloa and Waimea.
