M 6.6 in Canada on 22 Oct 2018 05:39 UTC

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2018-10-22 15:40 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEGM42 PHEB 220549

TIBGUM



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

349 PM CHST MON OCT 22 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 IN

THE VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION AT 340 PM CHST ON MONDAY

OCTOBER 22 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 340 PM CHST OCT 22 2018

* COORDINATES 49.1 NORTH 129.7 WEST

* DEPTH 20 MILES

* LOCATION VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA REGION





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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2018-10-22 06:32 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 occurred in the vancouver ISLAND CANADA region at 0540 UTC on monday OCTOBER 22 2018
  • Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 220548
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0548 UTC MON OCT 22 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 0540 UTC OCT 22 2018
* COORDINATES 49.1 NORTH 129.7 WEST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA REGION


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED IN
THE VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION AT 0540 UTC ON MONDAY
OCTOBER 22 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-.

* 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.

$$

2018-10-22 06:32 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 220549
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 0549 UTC MONDAY 22 OCTOBER 2018
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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: 6.5 MWP
DEPTH: 0KM
DATE: 22 OCT 2018
ORIGIN TIME: 0539 UTC
LATITUDE: 49.28N
LONGITUDE: 129.19W
LOCATION: VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

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
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2018-10-22 06:32 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
  • Preliminary earthquake parameters
  • The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment and changes MAY occur
  • Magnitude 6.6
  • Origin time 2140 akdt oct 21.2018 2240 pdt oct 21 2018 0540 UTC oct 22
  • Coordinates 49.1 north 129 7 west
  • Depth 7 miles
  • Location 135 miles sw of port alice BRITISH columbia 355 miles nw of seattle washington 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

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 220544
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1044 PM PDT Sun Oct 21 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 6.6
* Origin Time 2140 AKDT Oct 21 2018
2240 PDT Oct 21 2018
0540 UTC Oct 22 2018
* Coordinates 49.1 North 129.7 West
* Depth 7 miles
* Location 135 miles SW of Port Alice, British Columbia
355 miles NW of Seattle, Washington


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.

$$

2018-10-21 19:40 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 220548

TIBHWX

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-220748-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

748 PM HST SUN OCT 21 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 - 0740 PM HST 21 OCT 2018

COORDINATES - 49.1 NORTH 129.7 WEST

LOCATION - VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA REGION

MAGNITUDE - 6.6 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.



$$



2018-10-21 18:40 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEZS42 PHEB 220549

TIBPPG



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

649 PM SST SUN OCT 21 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 IN

THE VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION AT 640 PM SST ON SUNDAY

OCTOBER 21 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 640 PM SST OCT 21 2018

* COORDINATES 49.1 NORTH 129.7 WEST

* DEPTH 20 MILES

* LOCATION VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA REGION





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-.



$$