WEAK53 PAAQ 170029 TIBAK1 PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 3 NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 529 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015 UPDATES ------- * UPDATED OBSERVATIONS ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA... EVALUATION ---------- * A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. * THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS ANALYZING THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER. * MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. * THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED ------------------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 8.3 * ORIGIN TIME 1455 AKDT SEP 16 2015 1555 PDT SEP 16 2015 2255 UTC SEP 16 2015 * COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES * LOCATION OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED ------------------------------------------ TIME OBSERVED MAX SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT ---------------------------- ------------------- -------------- VALPARAISO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 4.5FT COQUIMBO CHILE 0447 PM PDT SEP 16 15.1FT CALDERA CHILE 0435 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FT JUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0446 PM PDT SEP 16 2.1FT CONSTITUCION CHILE 0444 PM PDT SEP 16 1.4FT HUASCO CHILE 0424 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FT QUINTERO CHILE 0415 PM PDT SEP 16 4.8FT SAN ANTONIO CHILE 0420 PM PDT SEP 16 2.3FT HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT. * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. * PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. $$