M 6.2 in Tonga on 02 Nov 2013 18:53 UTC

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2013-11-02 19:11 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 021909

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1909 UTC SATURDAY 02 NOVEMBER 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: 0KM

DATE: 02 NOV 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 1853 UTC

LATITUDE: 18.89S

LONGITUDE: 172.05W

LOCATION: TONGA ISLANDS REGION



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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2013-11-02 19:09 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 021905

RTSP-INDIA-20131102-1853-001 (TYPE - I)

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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

issued at: 1905 UTC Saturday 02 November 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: 6.5 M

DEPTH: 10 km

DATE: 02 Nov 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 18 53 UTC

LATITUDE: 19.2 S

LONGITUDE: 172.23 W

LOCATION: Tonga Islands Region



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

www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss131102185300&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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2013-11-02 19:04 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 021902

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

1202 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 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 6.5

* ORIGIN TIME 1054 AKDT NOV 02 2013

1154 PDT NOV 02 2013

1854 UTC NOV 02 2013

* COORDINATES 19.2 SOUTH 172.3 WEST

* DEPTH 6 MILES

* LOCATION TONGA ISLANDS REGION





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.



$$

2013-11-02 19:03 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 021901

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-022101-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

901 AM HST SAT NOV 02 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 - 0854 AM HST 02 NOV 2013

COORDINATES - 19.2 SOUTH 172.3 WEST

LOCATION - TONGA REGION

MAGNITUDE - 6.5 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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2013-11-02 19:02 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 021900

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1900Z 02 NOV 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 - 1854Z 02 NOV 2013

COORDINATES - 19.2 SOUTH 172.3 WEST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - TONGA REGION

MAGNITUDE - 6.5



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 WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

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