Strong Earthquake near Peru... 


 


I will update as needed (Updated at 1905 MST to reflect new 7.9 magnitude): 

Magnitude7.9
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 23:40:58 UTC
  • Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 06:40:58 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location13.322°S, 76.508°W
Depth40.7 km (25.3 miles)
RegionNEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances45 km (25 miles) WNW of Chincha Alta, Peru
110 km (70 miles) NW of Ica, Peru
145 km (90 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru
195 km (120 miles) SW of Huancayo, Peru
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles)
ParametersNst=237, Nph=237, Dmin=151.9 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
    USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2007gbcv

 
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER   2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
220 PM HST WED AUG 15 2007

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 0220 PM HST.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0141 PM HST 15 AUG 2007
   COORDINATES - 13.5 SOUTH   76.7 WEST
   LOCATION    - NEAR COAST OF PERU
   MAGNITUDE   - 7.9  MOMENT

EVALUATION

 THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED AN EXPANDING
 REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC
 LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. AN EVALUATION OF THE PACIFIC
 WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT IS UNDERWAY AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
 HAWAII COULD BE ELEVATED TO A WATCH OR WARNING STATUS.
 
 IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THEIR ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL
 TIME IS
 
                     0214 AM HST THU 16 AUG 2007

MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
There is now also a warning.
Update (2011 MST):
BULLETIN: The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially issued a tsunami warning for the coasts of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama. A tsunami watch was issued for the rest of Central America and Mexico. It also issued a tsunami advisory for Hawaii. The center later canceled the warnings and the watches, but it said the quake had caused a tsunami of unknown size.

From the UA:

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Posted: Wednesday - August 15, 2007 at 17:25          

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