M 7.1 in Vanuatu on 29 Aug 2018 03:51 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.

Click on the messages list to visualize on the right the detailed text.



2018-08-29 13:52 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 290358

TIBGUM



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

158 PM CHST WED AUG 29 2018



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...





AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED

SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 152 PM CHST ON WEDNESDAY

AUGUST 29 2018.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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



? MAGNITUDE 7.1

? ORIGIN TIME 152 PM CHST AUG 29 2018

? COORDINATES 22.2 SOUTH 170.0 EAST

? DEPTH 6 MILES

? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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



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

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.



? FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE

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



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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.



??



2018-08-29 07:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 occurred southeast of the loyalty ISLANDS at 0352 UTC on wednesday AUGUST 29.2018.

  • ? based on all available data the TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake has now passed

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 290648
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0645 UTC WED AUG 29 2018

...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THIS MESSAGE 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 ?????

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.

NOTE ADDITIONAL SEA LEVEL MEASUREMENTS FOR FIJI AND VANUATU


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.1
? ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC AUG 29 2018
? COORDINATES 22.1 SOUTH 169.9 EAST
? DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 29 2018.

? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS
EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

? THE TSUNAMI THREAT HAS NOW LARGELY PASSED.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

? GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPACTED COASTAL
AREAS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AT THE COAST TO DETERMINE IF
AND WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITIES.

2018-08-29 06:31 message from NTWC link


Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 290551
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0549 UTC WED AUG 29 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THIS MESSAGE 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 ?????

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.

UPDATED WITH SEA LEVEL MEASUREMENTS.



PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.1
? ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC AUG 29 2018
? COORDINATES 22.1 SOUTH 169.9 EAST
? DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 29 2018.

? TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

? TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

FIJI... NEW CALEDONIA... AND VANUATU.


? TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

2018-08-29 06:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 occurred southeast of the loyalty ISLANDS at 0352 UTC on wednesday AUGUST 29.2018.

  • ? based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts

Original Message :

WEPA40 PHEB 290537
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0534 UTC WED AUG 29 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ???? NOTICE ?????

THIS MESSAGE 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 ?????

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.1
? ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC AUG 29 2018
? COORDINATES 22.1 SOUTH 169.9 EAST
? DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 29 2018.

? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

? TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

FIJI... NEW CALEDONIA... AND VANUATU.


? TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

AMERICAN SAMOA... AUSTRALIA... CHUUK... COOK ISLANDS...

2018-08-29 05:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 occurred southeast of the loyalty ISLANDS at 0352 UTC on wednesday AUGUST 29.2018.

  • ? small TSUNAMI waves have been observed

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 290450
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0441 UTC WED AUG 29 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI SUPPLEMENT 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 MAGNITUDE CORRECTED TO 7.1


SEA LEVEL GAUGE MEASUREMENTS
----------------------------

? 17 CM PEAK-TO-PEAK OBSERVED AT MARE NEW CALEDONIA, 21.548S,
167.877E
? 16 CM PEAK-TO-PEAK OBSERVED AT LIFOU NEW CALEDONIA, 20.919S,
167.279E



PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 7.1
? ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC AUG 29 2018
? COORDINATES 22.1 SOUTH 169.9 EAST
? DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 29 2018.

? SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

? PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE
OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION. OTHERWISE... NO
ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

2018-08-29 05:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurred southeast of the loyalty ISLANDS at 0352 UTC on wednesday AUGUST 29.2018.

  • ? small TSUNAMI waves have been observed

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 290439
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0438 UTC WED AUG 29 2018

...PTWC TSUNAMI SUPPLEMENT 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 ?????

THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

? MAGNITUDE 6.8
? ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC AUG 29 2018
? COORDINATES 22.1 SOUTH 169.9 EAST
? DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 29 2018.

? SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

? PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE
OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION. OTHERWISE... NO
ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

? THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

2018-08-29 04:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 occurred southeast of the loyalty ISLANDS at 0352 UTC on wednesday AUGUST 29.2018.

  • ? based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 290357
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0357 UTC WED AUG 29 2018

...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 7.0
? ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC AUG 29 2018
? COORDINATES 22.2 SOUTH 170.0 EAST
? DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.0 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 0352 UTC ON WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 29 2018.

? 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-.

2018-08-29 04:31 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 290404
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA ?JATWC?
ISSUED AT 0404 UTC WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ?NTWCS?
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.7 MWP
DEPTH: 19KM
DATE: 29 AUG 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 0351 UTC
LATITUDE: 22.05S
LONGITUDE: 170.01E
LOCATION: SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP 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
---------------------------------------------------------------------

2018-08-29 04:31 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 290401
TSP-INATEWS-20180829-0401-001
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
ISSUED AT 0401 UTC, WEDNESDAY, 29 AUGUST 2018
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWC)
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE : 6.6 MWP
DEPTH : 87KM
DATE : 29 AUG 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 03:52:04 UTC
LATITUDE : 21.96S
LONGITUDE : 170.13E
LOCATION : SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR INDIAN OCEAN 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)
THE AGENCY FOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (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
EMAIL : INARTSP?BMKG.GO.ID
MONITRTWP?BMKG.GO.ID

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------

2018-08-29 04:31 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 290403

---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1??
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDIA (ITEWC)???
ISSUED AT 0403 UTC WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST 2018 ??
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWC)
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP INDIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.8 M
DEPTH: 10 KM
DATE: 29 AUG 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 0351UTC
LATITUDE: 22.03 S
LONGITUDE: 169.97 E
LOCATION: SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN/TSUNAMI/LOGIN.JSP?EVENTID=INCOIS2018QWUK?BNO
=1?TYPE=I?BFID=TSP

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR INDIAN OCEAN 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
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------

2018-08-29 04:31 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? there is no TSUNAMI danger for the u.s. west coast BRITISH columbia or alaska.

  • ? based on earthquake information and historic TSUNAMI records the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami
  • ? an earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 290358
TIBAK1

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
858 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2018

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

EVALUATION
----------
? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, OR ALASKA.

? BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS,
THE EARTHQUAKE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.

? AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


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

? MAGNITUDE 7.0
? ORIGIN TIME 1952 AKDT AUG 28 2018
2052 PDT AUG 28 2018
0352 UTC AUG 29 2018
? COORDINATES 22.2 SOUTH 170.0 EAST
? DEPTH 6 MILES
? LOCATION IN THE LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
? REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE TSUNAMI.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

? PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON,
BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT TSUNAMI.GOV.

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

??

2018-08-28 17:52 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 290357

TIBHWX

HIZ001?003-005?009-012?014-016?021-023?026-290557-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

557 PM HST TUE AUG 28 2018



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 - 0552 PM HST 28 AUG 2018

COORDINATES - 22.2 SOUTH 170.0 EAST

LOCATION - SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE - 7.1 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.



??



2018-08-28 16:52 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 290357

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

457 PM SST TUE AUG 28 2018



...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...





AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED

SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 452 PM SST ON TUESDAY

AUGUST 28 2018.



? BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO

AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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



? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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



? MAGNITUDE 7.1

? ORIGIN TIME 452 PM SST AUG 28 2018

? COORDINATES 22.2 SOUTH 170.0 EAST

? DEPTH 6 MILES

? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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



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

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.



? FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE

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



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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT

EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.



??