ZCZC
WEPA40 PHEB 020000
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
2359 UTC WED APR 1 2026
https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2026/04/01/26091003/5/WEPA40/WEPA40.txt

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 7.4
* ORIGIN TIME 2248 UTC APR 1 2026
* COORDINATES 1.2 NORTH 126.3 EAST
* DEPTH 35 KM / 22 MILES
* LOCATION MOLUCCA SEA

EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.4 OCCURRED IN
THE MOLUCCA SEA AT 2248 UTC ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 1 2026.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.

TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

INDONESIA.

* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

GUAM... JAPAN... MALAYSIA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... PALAU...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA... PHILIPPINES... TAIWAN... AND YAP.

* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST

AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL

FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS

AND AT LOCATIONS WITH FRINGING OR BARRIER REEFS WILL LIKELY

BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.