TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST----------------------- * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF RUSSIA.
WEPA40 RJTD 200708 TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA) ISSUED AT 0708Z 20 JUL 2025 PART 01 OF 01 PARTS HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME:0649Z 20 JUL 2025 PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT52.5NORTH LON160.7EAST OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA JAPAN - KURIL ISLANDS - KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MAG:7.5 EVALUATION THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI NEAR THE EPICENTER THIS BULLETIN IS FOR EAST COASTS OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND WAVE AMPLITUDES EAST COASTS OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL PETROPAVLOVSK_K 53.2N 159.6E 0713Z 20 JUL 1-3M AMPL - MAXIMUM AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM THE UNDISTURBED SEA LEVEL TO THE CREST IN SOME COASTAL AREAS (PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EPICENTER), TSUNAMI WAVES MAY BE HIGHER AND/OR ARRIVE EARLIER THAN ESTIMATED FOR NEARBY FORECAST POINTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY. THE EVALUATION OF TSUNAMIGENIC POTENTIAL AND ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIMES FOR TSUNAMI WAVES MAY ALSO DIFFER FROM THOSE OF PTWC DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN ESTIMATED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS AND THE TSUNAMI FORECAST MODEL. AUTHORITIES SHOULD REFER TO EARLIER ARRIVAL TIMES FOR GREATEST SAFETY. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS CHANGES IN THE POTENTIAL FOR TSUNAMI GENERATION ARE DEEMED POSSIBLE BASED ON EARTHQUAKE RE-EVALUATION OR REPORTS INDICATING TSUNAMI OBSERVATION ARE RECEIVED. =
WEPA40 RJTD 200734 TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA) ISSUED AT 0734Z 20 JUL 2025 PART 01 OF 01 PARTS HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS (REVISION) ORIGIN TIME:0649Z 20 JUL 2025 PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT52.5NORTH LON160.7EAST OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA JAPAN - KURIL ISLANDS - KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MAG:7.3 (MW) EVALUATION THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI NEAR THE EPICENTER THIS BULLETIN IS FOR EAST COASTS OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND WAVE AMPLITUDES EAST COASTS OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL PETROPAVLOVSK_K 53.2N 159.6E 0710Z 20 JUL 1-3M (REVISION) AMPL - MAXIMUM AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM THE UNDISTURBED SEA LEVEL TO THE CREST IN SOME COASTAL AREAS (PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EPICENTER), TSUNAMI WAVES MAY BE HIGHER AND/OR ARRIVE EARLIER THAN ESTIMATED FOR NEARBY FORECAST POINTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY. THE EVALUATION OF TSUNAMIGENIC POTENTIAL AND ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIMES FOR TSUNAMI WAVES MAY ALSO DIFFER FROM THOSE OF PTWC DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN ESTIMATED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS AND THE TSUNAMI FORECAST MODEL. AUTHORITIES SHOULD REFER TO EARLIER ARRIVAL TIMES FOR GREATEST SAFETY. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS CHANGES IN THE POTENTIAL FOR TSUNAMI GENERATION ARE DEEMED POSSIBLE BASED ON EARTHQUAKE RE-EVALUATION OR REPORTS INDICATING TSUNAMI OBSERVATION ARE RECEIVED. =