M 7.1 in Peru on 14 Jan 2018 09:18 UTC

2018-01-14 09:31 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 occurred near the coast of central PERU at 0919 UTC on sunday JANUARY 14 2018
  • Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter
Threat Forecast

  • Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of peru.