Overall Green Earthquake alert in Canada on 22 Oct 2018 05:39 UTC

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M 6.6 in Canada on 22 Oct 2018 05:39 UTC

2018-10-22 06:32 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 6.6
Origin time 2140 akdt oct 21.2018 2240 pdt oct 21 2018 0540 UTC oct 22
Coordinates 49.1 north 129 7 west
Depth 7 miles
Location 135 miles sw of port alice BRITISH columbia 355 miles nw of seattle washington 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
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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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