Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 27 Jul 2019 18:31 UTC

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M 6.3 in Japan on 27 Jul 2019 18:31 UTC

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

27/07 18:43 WEPA40RJTD271843

27/07 18:36 WEPA40RJTD271836

2019-07-27 18:43 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no possibility of a TSUNAMI this will be the final bulletin unless changes in the potential for TSUNAMI generation are deemed possible based on earthquake re-evaluation or reports indicating TSUNAMI observation are received

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 271843
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 1843Z 27 JUL 2019
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:1831Z 27 JUL 2019
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT33.0NORTH LON137.4EAST
NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
JAPAN - KURIL ISLANDS - KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
FOCAL DEPTH:418KM MAG:6.5 (MJMA)

EVALUATION
THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF A TSUNAMI

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS CHANGES IN THE POTENTIAL
FOR TSUNAMI GENERATION ARE DEEMED POSSIBLE BASED ON EARTHQUAKE
RE-EVALUATION OR REPORTS INDICATING TSUNAMI OBSERVATION ARE
RECEIVED.

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2019-07-27 18:36 message from JMA link

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 271836
TSUNAMI BULLETIN ISSUED BY JMA AT 1836Z 27 JUL

ORIGIN TIME 1831Z 27 JUL
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER LAT 33.0 N. LON 137.4 E.
S OFF CENTRAL HONSHU
FOCAL DEPTH 418 KM MAG 6.5

NO SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED IN COASTAL AREAS OF JAPAN
NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
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