WEME40 LTAA 161838

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001

NEAM KOERI CANDIDATE TSUNAMI WATCH PROVIDER

ISSUED AT 1838Z 16 APR 2015



THIS ALERT IS ADDRESSED TO ALL COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS SUBSCRIBED TO THE SERVICES OF KOERI CTWP IN ITS MONITORING AREA.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ...

THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ALBANIA ... CROATIA ... CYPRUS ... GREECE ... ISRAEL ... LEBANON ... MONTENEGRO ... PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ... TUNISIA ... TURKEY ... TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS



THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1807Z 16 APR 2015

COORDINATES - 35.06 NORTH 26.91 EAST

DEPTH - 10.00 KM

LOCATION - CRETE, GREECE

MAGNITUDE - 6.2



EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION

BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MODELLING NO TSUNAMI GENERATION IS EXPECTED THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR MAJOR EFFECT IN THE REGION. HOWEVER, THE POSSIBILITY OF A TSUNAMI GENERATION, SUCH AS DUE TO SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES, CAN NOT BE EXCLUDED. KOERI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL READINGS AND MAY ISSUE FURTHER MESSAGES IF REQUIRED. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



END OF TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001=