WEME42 LTAA 161813

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001

NEAM  KOERI TSUNAMI WATCH PROVIDER

ISSUED AT 1813Z 16 APR 2015



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



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ...

THIS ALERT APPLIES TO BULGARIA ... CYPRUS ... EGYPT ... GEORGIA ... GREECE ... ISRAEL ... LEBANON ... LIBYA ... PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ... ROMANIA ... RUSSIAN FEDERATION ... SYRIA ... UKRAINE



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 - 1807 UTC THU APR 16 2015

COORDINATES - 35.06 NORTH 26.88 EAST

DEPTH - 16.5

LOCATION - CRETE

MAGNITUDE - 6.2



EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION

BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MODELLING THERE IS NO THREAT THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR MAJOR EFFECT IN THE REGION. 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