WEME40 LGAT 200627

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001

NEAM NOA HL-NTWC TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER

ISSUED AT 0626Z 20 DEC 2016



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ...

THIS ALERT APPLIES TO BELGIUM ... EGYPT ... FRANCE ... GERMANY ... GREECE ...

ISRAEL ... ITALY ... LEBANON ... PORTUGAL ... SPAIN ... SWEDEN ... TURKEY ...

IOC (UNESCO) .... ERCC (EUROPEAN COMMISSION)



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  - 0603 UTC TUE DEC 20 2016

COORDINATES  - 36.54 NORTH 26.96 EAST

DEPTH        - 133.0 KM

LOCATION     - DODECANESE ISLANDS

MAGNITUDE    - 5.5 ML



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.