6.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA - 21st Apr 2012

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia at a depth of 16 km (9.9 miles), the quake hit at 01:16:52 UTC Saturday 21st April 2012
The epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) SSE of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia
Tsunami Warning Issued LOCAL ONLY - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time

NOTE: This earthquake was later downgraded from 6.9 Magnitude to a 6.6 Magnitude

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

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 - 0117Z 21 APR 2012
COORDINATES - 1.9 SOUTH 134.4 EAST
DEPTH - 33 KM
LOCATION - IRIAN JAYA REGION INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE - 6.9

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.