M 6.3 in Vanuatu on 10 Sep 2018 19:31 UTC

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2018-09-11 05:32 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 101937

TIBGUM



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

537 AM CHST TUE SEP 11 2018



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





AUDIENCE

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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

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? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED

SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 532 AM CHST ON TUESDAY

SEPTEMBER 11 2018.



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

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





RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

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? NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.





POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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



? NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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



? MAGNITUDE 6.6

? ORIGIN TIME 532 AM CHST SEP 11 2018

? COORDINATES 22.1 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-.



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2018-09-10 20:34 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 occurred southeast of the loyalty ISLANDS at 1932 UTC on monday SEPTEMBER 10.2018.

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

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 101935
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1934 UTC MON SEP 10 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 6.6
? ORIGIN TIME 1932 UTC SEP 10 2018
? COORDINATES 22.1 SOUTH 170.0 EAST
? DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
? LOCATION SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 1932 UTC ON MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 10 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-.

2018-09-10 20:34 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 101937
TIBAK1

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1237 PM PDT MON SEP 10 2018

...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 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 6.6
? ORIGIN TIME 1132 AKDT SEP 10 2018
1232 PDT SEP 10 2018
1932 UTC SEP 10 2018
? COORDINATES 22.1 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.

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2018-09-10 08:32 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 101936

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

836 AM SST MON SEP 10 2018



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





AUDIENCE

--------

EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC





EVALUATION

----------



? AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED

SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS AT 832 AM SST ON MONDAY

SEPTEMBER 10 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 6.6

? ORIGIN TIME 832 AM SST SEP 10 2018

? COORDINATES 22.1 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-.



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