M 6 in United States on 25 Aug 2018 16:50 UTC

Global Telecommunication Service

GTS (Global Telecommunication Service) is the official Warning and Alerting channel by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) adopted by several Warning Organizations. As soon as a new GTS message regarding Tropical Cyclones(WT) or Tsunami(WE) the messages are processed and possibly assigned to the specific event. When a new GTS message is present an new tab in the specific event report page is present.The presence of a GTS message is shown in the homepage with a dedicated icon.

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2018-08-25 17:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake has occurred? a TSUNAMI is not expected.


Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 251653
TIBAK1

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
853 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2018

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
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? AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED? A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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? THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

? MAGNITUDE 5.6
? ORIGIN TIME 0850 AKDT AUG 25 2018
0950 PDT AUG 25 2018
1650 UTC AUG 25 2018
? COORDINATES 51.9 NORTH 171.0 WEST
? DEPTH 24 MILES
? LOCATION 50 MILES SE OF AMUKTA PASS, ALASKA
245 MILES E OF ADAK, ALASKA


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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? FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV) OR THE APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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