Overall Green Earthquake alert in East Of South Sandwich Islands on 24 Oct 2013 19:25 UTC

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M 6.7 in East Of South Sandwich Islands on 24 Oct 2013 19:25 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

24/10 19:44 WEIO24AMMC241942

24/10 19:42 WEXX32PAAQ241939

24/10 19:40 WECA43PHEB241938

2013-10-24 19:44 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 241942

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1942 UTC THURSDAY 24 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: 6.5 MWP

DEPTH: 10KM

DATE: 24 OCT 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 1925 UTC

LATITUDE: 58.70S

LONGITUDE: 13.20W

LOCATION: EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS, SOUTHERN ANTILLES

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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2013-10-24 19:42 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEXX32 PAAQ 241939

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

339 PM EDT THU OCT 24 2013

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA

EAST COASTS/ GULF OF MEXICO STATES/PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN

ISLANDS...

EVALUATION

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

* BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS

THE EARTHQUAKE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.5

* ORIGIN TIME 1525 EDT OCT 24 2013

1425 CDT OCT 24 2013

1525 AST OCT 24 2013

1925 UTC OCT 24 2013

* COORDINATES 58.7 SOUTH 13.2 WEST

* DEPTH 12 MILES

* LOCATION SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN

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.

* CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN

ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

2013-10-24 19:40 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WECA43 PHEB 241938

TSUNAMI STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

1938 UTC THU OCT 24 2013

THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE

CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT ...

THIS MESSAGE 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 - 1925Z 24 OCT 2013

COORDINATES - 58.7 SOUTH 13.2 WEST

LOCATION - EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 6.5

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - THERE IS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL OR REGIONAL

TSUNAMI THAT COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A

FEW HUNDRED KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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