M 6.6 in Peru on 25 Sep 2013 16:42 UTC

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2013-09-25 17:25 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 251723

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1723 UTC WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2013

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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]

FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE

INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:



MAGNITUDE: 7.2 MWP

DEPTH: 50KM

DATE: 25 SEP 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 1642 UTC

LATITUDE: 16.23S

LONGITUDE: 75.84W

LOCATION: OFF COAST OF PERU, ANDEAN SOUTH AMERICA



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:



http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp/index.shtml



NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA

FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL

PUBLIC ACCESS.



GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:



JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE [JATWC]

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2013-09-25 17:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • No TSUNAMI threat exists for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 251714

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

1014 AM PDT WED SEP 25 2013



UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE INCLUDE A REVISED MAGNITUDE.

THERE IS STILL NO TSUNAMI THREAT FOR THE AREAS LISTED BELOW.



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...



EVALUATION

----------

* NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.



* SOME OF THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING

SEA LEVEL CHANGES.



* SEA LEVEL OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE

TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED

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* MAGNITUDE 7.2

* ORIGIN TIME 0843 AKDT SEP 25 2013

0943 PDT SEP 25 2013

1643 UTC SEP 25 2013

* COORDINATES 15.8 SOUTH 74.5 WEST

* DEPTH 12 MILES

* LOCATION NEAR COAST OF PERU





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE FINAL WCATWC MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT

UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...

WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.



$$

2013-09-25 17:14 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 251711

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1711Z 25 SEP 2013



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...



NOTE THE UPDATED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.



THIS BULLETIN 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 - 1643Z 25 SEP 2013

COORDINATES - 15.8 SOUTH 74.5 WEST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

MAGNITUDE - 7.2



EVALUATION



NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.



HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL

TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN

A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2013-09-25 17:14 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 251713

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-251913-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

713 AM HST WED SEP 25 2013



TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



NOTE THE UPDATED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 0643 AM HST 25 SEP 2013

COORDINATES - 15.8 SOUTH 74.5 WEST

LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

MAGNITUDE - 7.2 MOMENT



EVALUATION



BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS

NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A

DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.



$$

2013-09-25 17:13 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 251711



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1711Z 25 SEP 2013



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...



NOTE THE UPDATED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE.



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.



THIS BULLETIN 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 - 1643Z 25 SEP 2013

COORDINATES - 15.8 SOUTH 74.5 WEST

DEPTH - 20 KM

LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

MAGNITUDE - 7.2



EVALUATION



NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.



HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL

TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN

A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2013-09-25 17:11 link


Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 251708

INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE



RTSP-INATEWS-20130925-1707-001

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION NUMBER 1

ISSUED BY THE

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ISSUED AT 1707 UTC WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2013



TO : INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)

FROM: RTSP INDONESIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE INDIAN

OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:





EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION (PRELIMINARY)

MAGNITUDE: 7.0 MWP

DEPTH: 10KM

DATE: 25 SEP 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 1642 UTC

LATITUDE: 15.96S

LONGITUDE: 74.46W

LOCATION: NEAR COAST OF PERU



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID



NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY.

IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.



GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)

METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL AGENCY (BMKG)

ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720

TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045

FAX: 62 (21) 6546316

P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA

WEBSITE: HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID

HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID

EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID

MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID



INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - INARTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2013-09-25 16:55 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 251652

RTSP-INDIA-20130925-1642-001 (TYPE - I)

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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

issued at: 1652 UTC Wednesday 25 September 2013

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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCs)

FROM: RTSP INDIA



NOTIFICATION:





RTSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED BULLETIN 1(PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION)

FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:



MAGNITUDE: 6.8 M

DEPTH: 10 km

DATE: 25 Sep 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 16 42 UTC

LATITUDE: 15.97 S

LONGITUDE: 74.58 W

LOCATION: Near Coast of Peru



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:

www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss130925164200&pid=RTWP



NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA

FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL

PUBLIC ACCESS.



GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:



INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE (ITEWC)

INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES (INCOIS)

ADDRESS:"OCEAN VALLEY", PRAGATHI NAGAR (BO), NIZAMPET (SO),

HYDERABAD - 500 090, INDIA.

PHONE: 91-40-23895011

FAX: 91-40-23895012

EMAIL: TSUNAMI@INCOIS.GOV.IN

WEB: WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2013-09-25 16:53 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 251652

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 1652 UTC WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2013

---------------------------------------------------------------------

TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]

FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA



NOTIFICATION:

RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE

INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:



MAGNITUDE: 6.8 MWP

DEPTH: 33KM

DATE: 25 SEP 2013

ORIGIN TIME: 1642 UTC

LATITUDE: 16.10S

LONGITUDE: 74.90W

LOCATION: NEAR COAST OF PERU, ANDEAN SOUTH AMERICA



TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:



http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp/index.shtml



NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA

FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL

PUBLIC ACCESS.



GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:



JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE [JATWC]

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami



END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE

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2013-09-25 16:51 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 251648

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1648Z 25 SEP 2013



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.



THIS BULLETIN 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 - 1643Z 25 SEP 2013

COORDINATES - 16.1 SOUTH 74.9 WEST

DEPTH - 33 KM

LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

MAGNITUDE - 6.8



EVALUATION



NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.



HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL

TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN

A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

2013-09-25 16:51 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 251649

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

949 AM PDT WED SEP 25 2013



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH

COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...



EVALUATION

----------

* THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.



* THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND

HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.



* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.8

* ORIGIN TIME 0843 AKDT SEP 25 2013

0943 PDT SEP 25 2013

1643 UTC SEP 25 2013

* COORDINATES 16.1 SOUTH 74.9 WEST

* DEPTH 21 MILES

* LOCATION NEAR COAST OF PERU





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT

UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...

WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.



$$

2013-09-25 16:50 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 251648

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-251848-



TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

648 AM HST WED SEP 25 2013



TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII



SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT



THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 0643 AM HST 25 SEP 2013

COORDINATES - 16.1 SOUTH 74.9 WEST

LOCATION - OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

MAGNITUDE - 6.8 MOMENT



EVALUATION



BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS

NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A

DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.



$$

2013-09-25 16:49 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 251648



TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1648Z 25 SEP 2013



THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...



THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.



THIS BULLETIN 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 - 1643Z 25 SEP 2013

COORDINATES - 16.1 SOUTH 74.9 WEST

DEPTH - 33 KM

LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

MAGNITUDE - 6.8



EVALUATION



NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.



HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL

TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN

A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS

FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.