Overall Green Earthquake alert in Bonin Islands, Japan Region on 23 Jun 2015 12:18 UTC

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M 6.3 in Bonin Islands, Japan Region on 23 Jun 2015 12:18 UTC

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

23/06 12:46 WEPA40RJTD231237

23/06 12:46 WEPA40RJTD231225

2015-06-23 12:46 message from JMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no possibility of a TSUNAMI this will be the final bulletin unless there are changes about the potential of TSUNAMI generation by re-evaluation of the earthquake or there are reports on TSUNAMI observations

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 231237
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 1237Z 23 JUN 2015
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:1218Z 23 JUN 2015
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT27.7NORTH LON140.3EAST
BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN, REGION
GUAM TO JAPAN
FOCAL DEPTH:483km MAG:6.9(MJMA)

EVALUATION
THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF A TSUNAMI

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE
EARTHQUAKE OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS.

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2015-06-23 12:46 message from JMA link

Original Message :

WEPA40 RJTD 231225
TSUNAMI BULLETIN ISSUED BY JMA

ORIGIN TIME 1218Z 23 JUN
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER LAT27.7N. LONG140.3E.
S OFF CENTRAL HONSHU
FOCAL DEPTH 483KM. MAG6.9

NO SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED ALONG JAPAN COASTS
NO FURTHER ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN=

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