Overall Green Earthquake alert Off-shore on 26 Mar 2014 03:29 UTC

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M 6.5 Off-shore on 26 Mar 2014 03:29 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

26/03 03:43 WEAK53PAAQ260341

26/03 03:39 WEPA42PHEB260336001

26/03 03:39 WEHW42PHEB260337

26/03 03:38 WEPA42PHEB260336

2014-03-26 03:43 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 260341

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

841 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...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.

* BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE A TSUNAMI

IS NOT EXPECTED.

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.5

* ORIGIN TIME 1930 AKDT MAR 25 2014

2030 PDT MAR 25 2014

0330 UTC MAR 26 2014

* COORDINATES 26.2 SOUTH 179.4 EAST

* DEPTH 313 MILES

* LOCATION SOUTH OF FIJI 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.

$$

2014-03-26 03:39 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 260336

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 0336Z 26 MAR 2014

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 - 0330Z 26 MAR 2014

COORDINATES - 26.2 SOUTH 179.4 EAST

DEPTH - 504 KM

LOCATION - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 6.5

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND

HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA.

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.

2014-03-26 03:39 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 260337

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-260537-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

537 PM HST TUE MAR 25 2014

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 - 0530 PM HST 25 MAR 2014

COORDINATES - 26.2 SOUTH 179.4 EAST

LOCATION - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

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.

$$

2014-03-26 03:38 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

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