M 6.5 in Italy on 30 Oct 2016 06:40 UTC

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2016-10-30 07:02 message from INGV link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation Watch

  • It is not known that a TSUNAMI was generated
  • This watch is based only on the earthquake evaluation
  • An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a TSUNAMI that can strike coastlines with a wave height greater than 0.5m and/or cause a TSUNAMI run-up greater than 1m
  • Authorities should take appropriate action in response to this possibility
  • This center will monitor sea level data from gauges near the earthquake to determine if a TSUNAMI was generated and estimate the severity of the threat

Original Message :

WEMM40 LIIB 300653
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001
NEAM INGV IT-NTWC CANDIDATE TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER
ISSUED AT 0653Z 30 OCT 2016

... TSUNAMI WATCH ...
THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ITALY

... TSUNAMI ADVISORY ...
THIS ALERT APPLIES TO BOSNIA CROATIA FRANCE ITALY SLOVENIA UK

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ...
THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ALBANIA ALGERIA CROATIA CYPRUS EGYPT FRANCE GREECE ISRAEL ITALY LEBANON LIBYA MALTA MONACO MONTENEGRO MOROCCO SPAIN SYRIA TUNISIA TURKEY UK

THIS ALERT IS ADDRESSED TO ALL COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS SUBSCRIBED
TO THE SERVICES OF INGV CTSP IN ITS MONITORING AREA

THIS MESSAGE 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 - 0640Z 30 OCT 2016
COORDINATES - 42.86 NORTH 13.15 EAST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - MACERATA
MAGNITUDE - 6.7

ALERT LEVEL IS ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE ESTIMATIONS OF
EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS AND BASED ON ICG/NEAMTWS DECISION MATRIX

EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI WATCH
IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WATCH IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION.
AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI
THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES WITH A WAVE HEIGHT GREATER THAN 0.5M
AND/OR CAUSE A TSUNAMI RUN-UP GREATER THAN 1M.
AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS
POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR
THE EARTHQUAKE TO DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE
THE SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY
SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM ONE
TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THE
THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE

EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI ADVISORY
AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI
THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES WITH A WAVE HEIGHT LESSTHAN 0.5M AND/OR
CAUSE A TSUNAMI RUN-UP LESS THAN 1M AT MORE THAN 1000 KM FAR FROM
THE EPICENTER

EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION
BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MODELLING THERE IS NO
THREAT THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR
MAJOR EFFECT IN THE REGION. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

HOWEVER, AT SOME COASTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR THE EPICENTER, HIGHER
TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION.
AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND
THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES
AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION, FORECAST POINT COORDINATES, ARRIVAL TIME, ALERT LEVEL
(ADVISORY, WATCH)
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ITALY - SAN_BENEDETTO_DEL_TRONTO 42.96N 13.89E 0650Z 30 OCT WATCH
ITALY - ANCONA 43.62N 13.48E 0756Z 30 OCT WATCH

ITALY - ORTONA 42.36N 14.41E 0746Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - TREMITI 42.12N 15.50E 0808Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - TERMOLI 42.00N 15.01E 0814Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - VIESTE 41.89N 16.18E 0846Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - BARI 41.14N 16.87E 0917Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - CESENATICO 44.18N 12.42E 0933Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - BARLETTA 41.33N 16.30E 0934Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - RAVENNA 44.49N 12.28E 0949Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - CHIOGGIA 45.21N 12.30E 1029Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - TRIESTE 45.65N 13.76E 1046Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - VENEZIA 45.42N 12.43E 1046Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - PALINURO 40.02N 15.25E 1119Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - PONZA 40.88N 12.98E 1131Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - NAPOLI 40.82N 14.28E 1134Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - SALERNO 40.65N 14.75E 1135Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - GAETA 41.21N 13.59E 1145Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - OROSEI 40.42N 9.78E 1154Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - ANZIO 41.42N 12.65E 1155Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - FIUMICINO 41.77N 12.21E 1157Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - CIVITAVECCHIA 42.09N 11.79E 1200Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - SANTA_TERESA_DI_GALLURA 41.25N 9.19E 1219Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - MARINA_DI_GROSSETO 42.72N 10.95E 1225Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - MARINA_DI_CAMPO 42.72N 10.25E 1230Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - PIOMBINO 42.92N 10.55E 1231Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - GENOVA 44.38N 8.92E 1258Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - LIVORNO 43.55N 10.30E 1259Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
ITALY - LA_SPEZIA 44.10N 9.86E 1310Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - ZIRJE 43.63N 15.69E 0813Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - VELI_RAT 44.15N 14.82E 0819Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - PALAGRUZA 42.39N 16.26E 0824Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - VELA_LUKA 42.96N 16.70E 0835Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - SPLIT 43.48N 16.45E 0836Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - MALI_LOSINJ 44.54N 14.43E 0842Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - PULA 44.45N 15.15E 0911Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - RIJEKA 45.32N 14.38E 0941Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
CROATIA - POREC 45.22N 13.58E 0949Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
SLOVENIA - KOPER 45.56N 13.72E 1039Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
FRANCE - BASTIA 42.68N 9.48E 1222Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
FRANCE - SOLENZARA 42.85N 9.32E 1224Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
FRANCE - CENTURI 42.98N 9.32E 1242Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
FRANCE - L_ILE_ROUSSE 42.64N 8.93E 1248Z 30 OCT ADVISORY
FRANCE - AJACCIO 41.92N 8.78E 1251Z 30 OCT ADVISORY

SUPPLEMENT MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS NEW DATA AND
EVALUATION ALLOWS. THE TSUNAMI ALERT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
AN END OF ALERT IS BROADCAST.

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2016-10-30 07:02 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 300645
RTSP-INDIA-20161030-0640-001 (TYPE - I)
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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)
issued at: 0645 UTC Sunday 30 October 2016
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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: 30 Oct 2016
ORIGIN TIME: 06 40 UTC
LATITUDE: 42.89 N
LONGITUDE: 13.13 E
LOCATION: Central Italy

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:
www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss161030064000&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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