19 March 2009, Mw 7.6, Tonga Island - International Tsunami Information Center

19 March 2009, Mw 7.6, Tonga Islands

1) Alert Information	PTWC Official Messages - (DOC 48.5 KB) US NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center WC/ATWC Official Messages- (DOC 27.5 KB) US NOAA West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center PTWC Timeline (brief) - (DOC 28.0 KB) US NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Event Timeline - (DOC 41.0 KB)
2) Field Survey
3) Sea Level	Tsunami Measurements Summary - (DOC 24.0 KB) Tsunami Travel Time map (expected) - (ITIC, JPG 324 KB) Sea Level Records Source: US NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Summary 1: Callao, Hiva Oa, Honolulu, Iquiqeu, Kahului, Kawaiahae, Lottin, Napier, Nawiliwili, Niue (JPG 1.4 MB) Summary 2: Nukualofa, Nuku Hiva, Owenga, Rarotonga, Santa Cruz, Suva, DART Tonga, Vanuatu, Viti Levu, Waitangi (JPG 1.7 MB) All records (.zip file of individual 20 station files, JPG 324 KB) Niue - (JPG 100 KB)
4) Seismic	USGS Earthquake Information - (Website) U.S. Geological Survey PTWC Historical Earthquake Plot - (JPG 224 KB) US NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center USGS NEIC Historical Seismicity Plot - (JPG 210 KB) U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center USGS Earthquake Plot - (JPG 59.0 KB) U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
5) Model Simulations
6) Media	South Pacific spared quake damage - (Website) BBC Strong quake near Tonga prompts tsunami warning - (Website) Washington Post Pacific tsunami alert cancelled after quake - (Website) ABC News Tsunami alert cancelled after large Tonga Quake - (Website) The New Zealand Herald Major quake strikes off Tonga - (Website) CNN 2009 Tonga Media Coverage - (PDF)

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