WEMQ40 LFPW 250836

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 002

NEAM CENALT CANDIDATE TSUNAMI WATCH PROVIDER

ISSUED AT 0836Z 25 JAN 2016



... END OF TSUNAMI ADVISORY ...

THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ALGERIA ... MOROCCO ... SPAIN ... UNITED KINGDOM



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 - 0422Z 25 JAN 2016

COORDINATES - 35.59 NORTH 3.75 WEST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

MAGNITUDE - 6.2



EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI ADVISORY

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.

OBSERVATIONS AND MODELS INDICATE THAT NO MORE TSUNAMI WAVES ARE

EXPECTED.

WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE

ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR

AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS

PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR

SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND RAPID

CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI

WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL

AUTHORITIES.



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