INSTITUTO DE COSTAS
Ocean. Gmo Quirós oceano@racsa.co.cr
M7.6 - 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa
Rica 2012-09-05 14:42:10 UTC
Epicentro - 2 -
Área de impacto posible
El área dentro circulo amarillo debe presentar mayor impacto.
Posible licuefacción en playas, provocando hundimientos, pendientes
abruptas, fracturas, ..Caída arboles, palmeras, oleaje de baja altura: 10-
20cm de altura. - 3 -
Mareas de hoy :
Indica que va en descenso. Imposible daños por este origen.
2012-09-04 23:17 CST 0.38 feet Low Tide
2012-09-05 05:29 CST Sunrise
2012-09-05 05:37 CST 9.13 feet High Tide
2012-09-05 09:26 CST Moonset
2012-09-05 11:45 CST 0.48 feet Low Tide
2012-09-05 17:45 CST Sunset
2012-09-05 17:58 CST 8.31 feet High Tide
2012-09-05 21:24 CST Moonrise
2012-09-05 23:55 CST 0.83 feet Low Tide
2012-09-06 05:29 CST Sunrise
ULTIMO ALERTA DE TSUNAMI
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1702Z 05 SEP 2012
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE
PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH
COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR
COSTA RICA / PANAMA / NICARAGUA
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 - 1442Z 05 SEP 2012
COORDINATES - 9.9 NORTH 85.5 WEST
DEPTH - 46 KM
LOCATION - OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
MAGNITUDE - 7.6
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON
------------------- ----- ------- 4 -
ACAJUTLA SV 13.6N 89.8W NO TSUNAMI WAS OBSERVED
LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA
LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE
NEXT.
EVALUATION
ALTHOUGH SEA LEVEL READINGS DO NOT INDICATE THAT A TSUNAMI
WAS GENERATED... THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE WAVES
ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.
FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR
TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING
WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN
LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER
TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL
HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE
A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR
DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE
PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL
SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS
COVERED BY THIS CENTER.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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.
