Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is a NOAA-operated facility that monitors seismic and oceanographic data to detect tsunamis and issue timely warnings for Pacific and other vulnerable coastal regions.

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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NOAA facility
scientific agency
tsunami warning center
areaServed Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Hawaii
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
U.S. Pacific territories
West Coast of the United States
surface form: U.S. West Coast

global oceans for informational products
collaboratesWith International Tsunami Information Center
Japan Meteorological Agency
Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
surface form: Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

United States Geological Survey
surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataSource Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis network
Global Seismographic Network
headquartersLocation ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, United States
surface form: Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Honolulu County
surface form: Honolulu County, Hawaii
inception 1949
issues tsunami advisories
tsunami information statements
tsunami warnings
tsunami watches
locatedInTimeZone Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time
surface form: Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
memberOf Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
surface form: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission tsunami programs
monitors oceanographic data
sea level data
seismic data
operator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
surface form: NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
originalName Seismic Sea Wave Warning System
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
parentOrganization National Weather Service
partOf National Weather Service
surface form: NOAA National Weather Service
primaryLanguage English
purpose tsunami detection
tsunami hazard mitigation support
tsunami warning
renamed Pacific Tsunami Warning Center self-link
renamedInYear 1965
significantEventMonitored 1960 Valdivia earthquake
surface form: 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami

1964 Alaska earthquake
surface form: 1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
surface form: 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
usesInstrument DART buoys
seismometers
tide gauges
tsunami buoys
website https://www.tsunami.gov

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2010 Chile earthquake tsunamiWarningIssuedBy Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center renamed Pacific Tsunami Warning Center self-link