Public Tsunami Information Statement Number 3
NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1257 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010
....A strong earthquake has occurred but a tsunami is not expected along the California/Oregon/Washington/British Columbia or Alaska Coasts...

No Warning... No watch and no advisory is in effect for these areas.

A Tsunami has been generated that could potentially impact the U.S. West Coast/British Columbia and Alaska. The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center is investigating the event to determine the level of danger. More information will be issued as it becomes available.

A Tsunami has been observed at the following sites

LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL 30MIN TALCAHUANO C 36.7S 73.1W 0659UTC 1.8M/6.0FT 22MIN VALPARAISO C 33.0S 71.4W 0659UTC 1.69M/5.7FT 20MIN CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 0729UTC 1.45M/4.8FT 14MIN SAN FELIX C 26.3S 80.1W 0809UTC 0.69M/2.3FT TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). At 1034 PM Pacific Standard Time on February 26, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.8 (revised from 8.6) occurred near the Coast of Central Chile.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach Hawaii will issue a Tsunami Warning for regions near the epicenter.

Messages will continue to be issued hourly by the WCATWC until the event status is upgraded to a warning or advisory or until the center has determined that the event poses no threat to the California/Oregon/Washington/British Columbia and Alaska Coasts. See the web site wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov for basic tsunami information - safety rules and tsunami travel times.