WEPA40 RJTD 240252
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
   ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
   ISSUED AT 0252Z 24 OCT 2026
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:0231Z 24 OCT 2026
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT13.8SOUTH LON165.7EAST
 VANUATU ISLANDS
 VANUATU ISLANDS
MAG:7.2

EVALUATION
 THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI
 NEAR THE EPICENTER

ESTIMATION AT FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMI WAVES WITH AN AMPLITUDE
OF 0.3 METERS OR MORE ARE EXPECTED AT ANY FORECAST POINT.

HOWEVER, IN SOME COASTAL AREAS (PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EPICENTER),
HIGHER TSUNAMI WAVES THAN ESTIMATED MAY ARRIVE.
AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

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.

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