Overall Red Earthquake alert in Philippines on 15 Oct 2013 00:12 UTC

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

15/10 00:36 WEPA40RJTD150034

15/10 00:26 WEIO22WIIX150020

15/10 00:26 WEIO20DEMS150024

15/10 00:25 WEAK53PAAQ150023

15/10 00:24 WEPA42PHEB150022001

15/10 00:24 WEPA42PHEB150022

15/10 00:24 WEIO24AMMC150022

15/10 00:24 WEHW42PHEB150023

2013-10-15 00:36 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is a possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI near the epicenter

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 150034

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 0034Z 15 OCT 2013

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:0013Z 15 OCT 2013

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT09.8NORTH LON124.2EAST

MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

THE PHILIPPINES

MAG:7.2

BY PTWC

EVALUATION

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

NEAR THE EPICENTER

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR

SULU SEA

ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME AND ESTIMATED TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDE

SULU SEA

LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME AMPL

ILOILO 10.7N 122.5E 0024Z 15 OCT 0.5M

AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST

HOWEVER AT SOME COASTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR THE EPICENTER, HIGHER

TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION AT THE NEARBY

FORECAST POINTS

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

FURTHERMORE THE EVALUATION OF TSUNAMIGENIC POTENTIAL AND ESTIMATED

ARRIVAL TIME OF TSUNAMIS MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF PTWC

DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN THE ESTIMATED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

AUTHORITIES SHOULD USE THE EARLIEST ARRIVAL TIMES FOR

GREATEST SAFETY.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT

THE POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE

EARTHQUAKE OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS.

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2013-10-15 00:26 link

Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 150020

INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE

RTSP-INATEWS-20131015-0024-001

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION NUMBER 1

ISSUED BY THE

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)

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ISSUED AT 0024 UTC TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2013

TO : INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)

FROM: RTSP INDONESIA

NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE INDIAN

OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION (PRELIMINARY)

MAGNITUDE: 7.2 MWP

DEPTH: 31KM

DATE: 15 OCT 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 0012 UTC

LATITUDE: 9.65N

LONGITUDE: 124.24E

LOCATION: MINDANAO,PHILIPPINES

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY.

IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)

METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL AGENCY (BMKG)

ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720

TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045

FAX: 62 (21) 6546316

P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA

WEBSITE: HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID

HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID

EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID

MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID

INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2013-10-15 00:26 link

Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 150024

RTSP-INDIA-20131015-0012-001 (TYPE - I)
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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)
issued at: 0024 UTC Tuesday 15 October 2013
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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCs)
FROM: RTSP INDIA

NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED BULLETIN 1(PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION)
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 7.4 M
DEPTH: 41 km
DATE: 15 Oct 2013
ORIGIN TIME: 00 12 UTC
LATITUDE: 9.89 N
LONGITUDE: 124.09 E
LOCATION: Mindanao, Phillippines

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:
www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss131015001200&pid=RTWP

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE (ITEWC)
INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES (INCOIS)
ADDRESS:"OCEAN VALLEY", PRAGATHI NAGAR (BO), NIZAMPET (SO),
HYDERABAD - 500 090, INDIA.
PHONE: 91-40-23895011
FAX: 91-40-23895012
EMAIL: TSUNAMI@INCOIS.GOV.IN
WEB: WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
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2013-10-15 00:25 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 150023

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

523 PM PDT MON OCT 14 2013

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION

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* THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

* THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND

HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 7.2

* ORIGIN TIME 1613 AKDT OCT 14 2013

1713 PDT OCT 14 2013

0013 UTC OCT 15 2013

* COORDINATES 9.8 NORTH 124.2 EAST

* DEPTH 21 MILES

* LOCATION MINDANAO PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE

FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...

WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2013-10-15 00:24 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 150022

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 0022Z 15 OCT 2013

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN 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 - 0013Z 15 OCT 2013

COORDINATES - 9.8 NORTH 124.2 EAST

DEPTH - 33 KM

LOCATION - MINDANAO PHILIPPINES

MAGNITUDE - 7.2

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL

TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN

A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES

FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH

CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE

MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2013-10-15 00:24 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

2013-10-15 00:24 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 150022

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 0022 UTC TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2013

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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]

FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:

RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE

INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 7.3 MWP

DEPTH: 60KM

DATE: 15 OCT 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 0012 UTC

LATITUDE: 9.50N

LONGITUDE: 124.01E

LOCATION: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINES

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:

http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp/index.shtml

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA

FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL

PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE [JATWC]

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2013-10-15 00:24 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 150023

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-150223-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

223 PM HST MON OCT 14 2013

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0213 PM HST 14 OCT 2013

COORDINATES - 9.8 NORTH 124.2 EAST

LOCATION - MINDANAO PHILIPPINES

MAGNITUDE - 7.2 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS

NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A

DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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