M 6.7 in Japan on 16 Feb 2015 23:06 UTC

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2015-02-17 01:21 message from JMA link


Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 170120

TSUNAMI BULLETIN ISSUED BY JMA



ORIGIN TIME 2306Z 16 FEB

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER LAT39.9N. LONG144.5E.

E OFF NORTHERN HONSHU

FOCAL DEPTH 10KM. MAG6.9



TSUNAMI ATTENTION FOR JAPAN ISSUED BY JMA

WAS ALL CLEARED AT 0120Z 17 FEB

NO FURTHER ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN=



2015-02-16 23:22 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 162320

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 2320 UTC MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 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: 6.9 MWP

DEPTH: 50KM

DATE: 16 FEB 2015

ORIGIN TIME: 2306 UTC

LATITUDE: 39.49N

LONGITUDE: 143.25E

LOCATION: OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN



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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2015-02-16 23:20 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 162306

RTSP-INATEWS-20150216-2318-001

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION NUMBER 1

ISSUED BY THE

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)

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ISSUED AT 2318 UTC, MONDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2015



TO : INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)

FROM: RTSP INDONESIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE INDIAN

OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:





EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION (PRELIMINARY)

MAGNITUDE : 6.7 (MW(MB))

DEPTH : 10KM

DATE : 16 FEB 2015

ORIGIN TIME: 23:06:27 UTC

LATITUDE : 39.85N

LONGITUDE : 142.95E

LOCATION : NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN



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

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID



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:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)

METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL AGENCY (BMKG)

ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720

TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045

FAX: 62 (21) 6546316

P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA

WEBSITE: HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP

HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID

HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID

EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID

MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2015-02-16 23:19 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 162315

RTSP-INDIA-20150216-2306-001 (TYPE - I)

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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

issued at: 2315 UTC Monday 16 February 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: 6.7 Mw(mB)

DEPTH: 10 km

DATE: 16 Feb 2015

ORIGIN TIME: 23 06 UTC

LATITUDE: 39.78 N

LONGITUDE: 143.42 E

LOCATION: off East Coast of Honshu, Japan



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

www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss150216230600&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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2015-02-16 23:17 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 162315

TIBAK1



PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

315 PM PST MON FEB 16 2015



...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 EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS

THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.



* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.9

* ORIGIN TIME 1406 AKST FEB 16 2015

1506 PST FEB 16 2015

2306 UTC FEB 16 2015

* COORDINATES 39.9 NORTH 144.5 EAST

* DEPTH 6 MILES

* LOCATION OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN





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.



$$



2015-02-16 23:15 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 162313

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)

ISSUED AT 2313Z 16 FEB 2015

PART 01 OF 01 PARTS



HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME:2306Z 16 FEB 2015

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT39.9NORTH LON144.5EAST

OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

JAPAN - KURIL ISLANDS - KAMCHATKA PENINSULA

MAG:6.9(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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2015-02-16 23:14 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 162312

TIBPAC



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

2312 UTC MON FEB 16 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 2306 UTC FEB 16 2015

* COORDINATES 39.9 NORTH 144.5 EAST

* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES

* LOCATION OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN





EVALUATION

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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED

OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN AT 2306 UTC ON MONDAY

FEBRUARY 16 2015.



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

FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* 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.



$$



2015-02-16 23:14 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 162313

TIBHWX

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-170113-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

113 PM HST MON FEB 16 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 - 0106 PM HST 16 FEB 2015

COORDINATES - 39.9 NORTH 144.5 EAST

LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN

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.



$$



2015-02-16 23:11 message from JMA link


Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 162309

TSUNAMI BULLETIN ISSUED BY JMA



ORIGIN TIME 2306Z 16 FEB

PRELIMINARY EPICENTER LAT39.9N. LONG144.5E.

E OFF NORTHERN HONSHU

FOCAL DEPTH 10KM. MAG6.9



TSUNAMI ATTENTION WAS ISSUED FOR JAPAN BY JMA AT 2309Z 16 FEB

TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FOLLOWING JAPAN COASTS:

PACIFIC COASTS OF NORTH JAPAN=