M 6.3 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on 15 Nov 2018 20:02 UTC

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2018-11-15 20:17 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation ? there is no TSUNAMI danger for the u.s. east coast the gulf of MEXICO STATES or the eastern coast of canada.

  • ? earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis dangerous to shorelines near the source
  • ? an earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEXX32 PAAQ 152015
TIBATE

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
315 PM EST THU NOV 15 2018

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST,
GULF OF MEXICO STATES, AND EASTERN CANADA...

EVALUATION
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? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST, THE GULF OF
MEXICO STATES, OR THE EASTERN COAST OF CANADA.

? EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS
DANGEROUS TO SHORELINES NEAR THE SOURCE.

? 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 6.9
? ORIGIN TIME 1502 EST NOV 15 2018
1402 CST NOV 15 2018
1602 AST NOV 15 2018
2002 UTC NOV 15 2018
? COORDINATES 59.0 SOUTH 25.8 WEST
? DEPTH 21 MILES
? LOCATION IN THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, SOUTH
ATLANTIC OCEAN


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

? CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS 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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