M 8.1 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.7 m) in Mexico on 08 Sep 2017 04:49 UTC

2017-09-08 05:01 message from NTWC

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Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 occurred off the coast of chiapas MEXICO at 0449 UTC on friday SEPTEMBER 8 2017
  • Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters widespread hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible
Threat Forecast

  • Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within the next three hours along some coasts of mexico... guatemala... EL salvador... COSTA rica... nicaragua... panama... HONDURAS and ECUADOR