PNO-V-85-060, on 850919,NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Ctr Issued Tsunami Watch Bulletin.Caused by Earthquake Northwest of Acapulco,Mexico.Watch Terminated

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PNO-V-85-060:on 850919,NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Ctr Issued Tsunami Watch Bulletin.Caused by Earthquake Northwest of Acapulco,Mexico.Watch Terminated
ML20132C426
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon, San Onofre, 05000000
Issue date: 09/19/1985
From: Fish R, Wenslawski F
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:
References
PNO-V-85-060, PNO-V-85-60, NUDOCS 8509270042
Download: ML20132C426 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE-PN'0--V-85-60 Date: Sept. 19, 1985 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of ' events of-POSSIBLE. safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as-initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by Region V staff on this date.

FACILITY: Emergency Classification Notification of Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

PACIFIC COAST TSUNAMI WATCH At 7:48 a.m. en September 19, 1985 the NRC Operations Officer notified Region V of a 6:18 a.m., PDT,' earthquake at a location of 150 miles NW of Acapulco, Mexico. The earthquake had a Richter magnitude of 7.8. The NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Honolulu, Hawaii issued a tsunami watch bulletin. The area of interest to the NRC was the coast of California, North to Eureka. State of California OES estimated tsunari arrival tim 2s at La Jolla, San Francisco and Cresent City are 10:56 a.m., 11:27 a.m. and 7:27 p.m.

(cll PDT) respectively. Region V has contacted the Earthquake Center, Golden, Colorado as well as the Pacific Tsunami Center. The tsunami watch was terminated at 9:26 a.m., PDT.

Ragion V contacted the Diablo Canyon and San Onofre sites. Both' sites were taking appropriate actions. Diablo Canyon declared an Unusual Event based on inforn.ation they raceived from the NRC Operations Center regarding the possible tsunami and their event cleasification procedure.

Some media coverage on the earthquake and tsunami watch is expected.

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