WESS21 BABJ 020244

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 3
ISSUED BY SOUTH CHINA SEA TSUNAMI ADVISORY CENTER (SCSTAC)
ISSUED 0243 UTC Apr 02 2026

  ...TSUNAMI THREAT HAS PASSED...

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THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC SOUTH 
CHINA SEA SUB-REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH 
COUNTRY. THE PUBLIC SHOULD FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES.
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[ PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ]
  *MAGNITUDE        7.4
  *ORIGIN TIME      2248 UTC Apr 01 2026
  *COORDINATES      1.20 N,126.35 E
  *DEPTH            30 KM
  *LOCATION         NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA

[ EVALUATION ]
  BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA, TSUNAMI THREAT NO LONGER EXISTS. HOWEVER, DUE TO 
  LOCAL FEATURES MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY CONTINUE FOR HOURS. 

[ RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ]
  * LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAY ASSUME NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS WHEN NO OBVIOUS SEA LEVEL 
  FLUCTUATION IS OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL.
  * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR WARNING 
  INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

[ UPDATES ]
  THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN REGARDING THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
  BECOMES AVAILABLE.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]
  * MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEBSITE SCSTAC.OCEANGUIDE.ORG.CN OR BSCSTAC.HKO.GOV.HK.
  * TSUNAMI BULLETIN REGARDING THIS EVENT MAY BE ISSUED BY PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING 
  CENTER. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION, MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD 
  BE ADOPTED.
  * TEL: +86-10-62104561
  * EMAIL: TSU@NMEFC.CN

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