Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 24 Mar 2018 11:23 UTC

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M 6.3 in Papua New Guinea on 24 Mar 2018 11:23 UTC

2018-03-24 11:46 message from NTWC

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 6.8
Origin time 0324 akdt mar 24.2018 0424 pdt mar 24 2018 1124 UTC mar 24
Coordinates 5.7 SOUTH 151 5 east
Depth 37 miles
Location in the NEW britain region png additional information and next update
Refer to the internet site tsunami
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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

Measurements Levels

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

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