WEMQ40 LFPW 311053

TSUNAMI EXERCISE MESSAGE NUMBER 003

NEAM CENALT TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER

ISSUED AT 1053Z 31 OCT 2017



... END OF TSUNAMI WATCH ...

THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ALGERIA ... FRANCE ... ITALY ... MONACO ... MOROCCO ... SPAIN ... TUNISIA ... UNITED KINGDOM



THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0901Z 31 OCT 2017

COORDINATES - 37.14 NORTH 6.56 EAST

DEPTH - 15 KM

LOCATION - WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MAGNITUDE - 7.3



EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI WATCH

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.

OBSERVATIONS AND MODELS INDICATE THAT NO MORE TSUNAMI WAVES ARE

EXPECTED.

WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE

ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR

AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS

PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR

SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND RAPID

CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI

WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL

AUTHORITIES.



MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

SPAIN MAHO 39.89N 4.27E 0952Z 0.07M 1MN

ITALY CF06 39.14N 8.31E 0957Z 0.01M 4MN

 AJAC 41.92N 8.76E 1003Z 0.01M 0MN

 PTFE 43.36N 6.72E 1015Z 0.06M 0MN

 FIGU 43.48N 6.93E 1017Z 0.09M 0MN

 ROUS 42.64N 8.94E 1017Z 0.04M 0MN

 CENT 42.97N 9.35E 1021Z 0.12M 0MN







THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



TSUNAMI EXERCISE MESSAGE NUMBER 003