Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 23 Jan 2015 03:47 UTC

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M 6.8 in Vanuatu on 23 Jan 2015 03:47 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

23/01 04:05 WEPA42PHEB230404

23/01 04:01 WEIO24AMMC230400

23/01 04:00 WEIO20DEMS230357

23/01 03:56 WEAK53PAAQ230354

23/01 03:53 WEHW42PHEB230351

23/01 03:52 WEPA42PHEB230351

2015-01-23 04:05 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 230404

TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0402 UTC FRI JAN 23 2015

...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE

UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS

MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF

ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED

INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

NOTE CHANGE IN EARTHQUAKE DEPTH.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.9

* ORIGIN TIME 0347 UTC JAN 23 2015

* COORDINATES 17.0 SOUTH 168.6 EAST

* DEPTH 200 KM / 124 MILES

* LOCATION VANUATU

EVALUATION

----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN

THE VANUATU ISLANDS AT 0347 UTC ON FRIDAY JANUARY 23 2015.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT

FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT

PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND

CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES

SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT

PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...

BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL

TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT

NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

$$

2015-01-23 04:01 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 230400

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 0400 UTC FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2015

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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: 201KM

DATE: 23 JAN 2015

ORIGIN TIME: 0347 UTC

LATITUDE: 17.10S

LONGITUDE: 168.50E

LOCATION: VANUATU ISLANDS

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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2015-01-23 04:00 link

Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 230357

RTSP-INDIA-20150123-0347-001 (TYPE - I)

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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

issued at: 0357 UTC Friday 23 January 2015

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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: 6.6 Mw(mB)

DEPTH: 212 km

DATE: 23 Jan 2015

ORIGIN TIME: 03 47 UTC

LATITUDE: 17 S

LONGITUDE: 168.54 E

LOCATION: Vanuatu Islands

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

www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss150123034700&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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2015-01-23 03:56 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 230354

TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

754 PM PST THU JAN 22 2015

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

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION

----------

* 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

---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.9

* ORIGIN TIME 1847 AKST JAN 22 2015

1947 PST JAN 22 2015

0347 UTC JAN 23 2015

* COORDINATES 17.3 SOUTH 168.6 EAST

* DEPTH 123 MILES

* LOCATION VANUATU ISLANDS

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------

* 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.

$$

2015-01-23 03:53 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 230351

TIBHWX

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-230551-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

551 PM HST THU JAN 22 2015

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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 - 0548 PM HST 22 JAN 2015

COORDINATES - 17.3 SOUTH 168.6 EAST

LOCATION - VANUATU

MAGNITUDE - 6.9 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.

$$

2015-01-23 03:52 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 230351

TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0351 UTC FRI JAN 23 2015

...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE

UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS

MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF

ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED

INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.9

* ORIGIN TIME 0348 UTC JAN 23 2015

* COORDINATES 17.3 SOUTH 168.6 EAST

* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES

* LOCATION VANUATU

EVALUATION

----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN

THE VANUATU ISLANDS AT 0348 UTC ON FRIDAY JANUARY 23 2015.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT

FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

-------------------

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT

PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND

CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES

SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT

PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...

BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL

TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT

NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

$$

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