Overall Orange Earthquake alert in China on 31 Oct 2013 12:02 UTC

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M 6.3 in China on 31 Oct 2013 12:02 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

31/10 12:24 WEIO20DEMS311220

31/10 12:17 WEPA40RJTD311216

31/10 12:15 WEIO24AMMC311214

31/10 12:14 WEAK53PAAQ311212

31/10 12:13 WEHW42PHEB311212

31/10 12:12 WEPA42PHEB311210001

31/10 12:12 WEPA42PHEB311210

2013-10-31 12:24 link

Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 311220

RTSP-INDIA-20131031-1202-002 (TYPE - I Supplementary 01)

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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 2

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

issued at: 1220 UTC Thursday 31 October 2013

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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCs)

FROM: RTSP INDIA

NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED BULLETIN 2(REVISED EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION)

FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.6 M

DEPTH: 8 km

DATE: 31 Oct 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 12 02 UTC

LATITUDE: 23.78 N

LONGITUDE: 123.27 E

LOCATION: Taiwan

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

www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss131031120200&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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2013-10-31 12:17 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is a very small possibility of a destructive local TSUNAMI

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 311216

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 1216Z 31 OCT 2013

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:1202Z 31 OCT 2013

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT23.6NORTH LON121.4EAST

TAIWAN

TAIWAN

MAG:6.5(MJMA)

EVALUATION

THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI

ESTIMATION AT THE FORECAST POINTS - NO TSUNAMIS WITH

AMPLITUDE OF 0.5 METER OR OVER ARE EXPECTED AT ANY OF THEM.

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

TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION

AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

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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2013-10-31 12:15 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 311214

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1214 UTC THURSDAY 31 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: 6.7 MWP

DEPTH: 10KM

DATE: 31 OCT 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 1202 UTC

LATITUDE: 23.50N

LONGITUDE: 121.30E

LOCATION: TAIWAN, TAIWAN

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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2013-10-31 12:14 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 311212

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

512 AM PDT THU OCT 31 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 6.7

* ORIGIN TIME 0402 AKDT OCT 31 2013

0502 PDT OCT 31 2013

1202 UTC OCT 31 2013

* COORDINATES 23.5 NORTH 121.3 EAST

* DEPTH 6 MILES

* LOCATION TAIWAN

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.

$$

2013-10-31 12:13 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 311212

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-311412-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

212 AM HST THU OCT 31 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 - 0202 AM HST 31 OCT 2013

COORDINATES - 23.5 NORTH 121.3 EAST

LOCATION - TAIWAN

MAGNITUDE - 6.7 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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2013-10-31 12:12 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 311210

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1210Z 31 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 - 1202Z 31 OCT 2013

COORDINATES - 23.5 NORTH 121.3 EAST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - TAIWAN

MAGNITUDE - 6.7

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.

2013-10-31 12:12 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

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