M 6.7 in Barbados on 18 Feb 2014 09:27 UTC

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2014-02-18 09:43 link


Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 180942

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]

ISSUED AT 0942 UTC TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2014

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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: 6.8 MWP

DEPTH: 105KM

DATE: 18 FEB 2014

ORIGIN TIME: 0927 UTC

LATITUDE: 14.70N

LONGITUDE: 58.80W

LOCATION: NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN



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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2014-02-18 09:42 link


Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 180938

RTSP-INDIA-20140218-0927-001 (TYPE - I)
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NOTIFICATION MESSAGE 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)
issued at: 0938 UTC Tuesday 18 February 2014
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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: 5 km
DATE: 18 Feb 2014
ORIGIN TIME: 09 27 UTC
LATITUDE: 14.61 N
LONGITUDE: 59.08 W
LOCATION: Windward Islands

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:
www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/Login.jsp?dssid=dss140218092700&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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2014-02-18 09:41 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEXX32 PAAQ 180939

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

539 AM AST TUE FEB 18 2014



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA

EAST COASTS/ GULF OF MEXICO STATES/PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN

ISLANDS...



EVALUATION

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



* BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS

THE EARTHQUAKE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.



* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.7

* ORIGIN TIME 0427 EST FEB 18 2014

0527 AST FEB 18 2014

0327 CST FEB 18 2014

0927 UTC FEB 18 2014

* COORDINATES 14.7 NORTH 58.8 WEST

* DEPTH 6 MILES

* LOCATION NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BECOMES AVAILABLE.



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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



* CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN

ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.



$$

2014-02-18 09:38 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WECA43 PHEB 180936

TSUNAMI STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0936 UTC TUE FEB 18 2014



THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE

CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. VIRGIN

ISLANDS...AND THE U.K. VIRGIN ISLANDS.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT ...



THIS MESSAGE 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 - 0927Z 18 FEB 2014

COORDINATES - 14.7 NORTH 58.8 WEST

LOCATION - NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

MAGNITUDE - 6.7



EVALUATION



A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.



HOWEVER - THERE IS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL OR REGIONAL

TSUNAMI THAT COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A

FEW HUNDRED KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BECOMES AVAILABLE.