Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 09 May 2017 13:52 UTC

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M 6.8 in Vanuatu on 09 May 2017 13:52 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

27/09 15:49 1167142

09/05 14:16 WEPA42PHEB091359

09/05 14:16 WEPA40RJTD091415

09/05 14:16 WEIO22WIIX091402

09/05 14:16 WEIO20DEMS091401

09/05 14:16 WEHW42PHEB091400

09/05 14:16 WEAK53PAAQ091400

2017-09-27 15:49 link

Original Message :

WEPW40 EJRC 091402
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI ALERT MESSAGE NUMBER 001
THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC ALERT FROM THE GLOBAL DISASTER ALERTS AND COORDINATION SYSTEM (WWW.GDACS.ORG).

THE DISSEMINATION THROUGH GTS OF THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED AS GUIDANCE IN SUPPORT OF UN ACTIVITIES: IT IS A PILOT PROJECT BETWEEN WMO AND JRC TO TEST COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION CHANNELS OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.

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* GREEN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI ALERT IN VANUATU *
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SUMMARY

ON 09 MAY 2017 13:52:12 UTC (ABOUT 10 MAY 2017 01:01:10 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 OCCURRED IN THE MODERATELY POPULATED REGION OF VANUATU IN VANUATU. TOLAB THE NEAREST POPULATED PLACES ARE: TOLAB (33.2 KM). THE CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT IS: MAEWO (89.7 KM).

ACCORDING TO THE GDACS TSUNAMI SCENARIO CALCULATION THIS EVENT COULD POTENTIALLY GENERATE A TSUNAMI. THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED HEIGHT IS 0.0 M, OCCURRING AT TAKUMUNA (VANUATU) AT 1/1/2006 12:09:00 AM UTC.

EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
- SOURCE: PTWC
- MAGNITUDE: 6.8 M
- DEPTH: 175.4 KM
- LOCATION (LAT/LONG): -14.518 | 167.243
- COUNTRY: VANUATU
- PROVINCE:
- REGION: VANUATU ISLANDS
- UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 09 MAY 2017 13:52:12 UTC
- ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 10 MAY 2017 01:01:10

ALERT SUMMARY
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EARTHQUAKE :GREEN
TSUNAMI :GREEN

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POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
- NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A
- HYDRODAMS: N/A
- AIRPORTS: MAEWO (89.7 KM), OLPOI NW SANTO (90.4 KM), WALAHA (96 KM)
- PORTS: HOG HARBOR (64.7 KM), BANKS ISLAND (75 KM), TURTLE BAY (83.2 KM), PALIKOULO BAY (97.9 KM)

BASED ON AN AUTOMATED IMPACT MODEL, THIS EARTHQUAKE, WHICH OCCURRED IN A REGION WITH LOW VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS, HAS POTENTIALLY A LOW HUMANITARIAN IMPACT.

EVENT DATE UNIV. TIME: TUE, 09 MAY 2017 13:52:12 UTC
EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 09 MAY 2017 15:52:12
EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 09 MAY 2017 07:52:12
WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 09 MAY 2017 04:52:12
EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 09 MAY 2017 20:52:12

THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 09 MAY 2017 14:02:20 (10 MIN AFTER THE EVENT)

SEE THE GDACS WEBSITE FOR LIVE NEWS COVERAGE (INCLUDING OCHA SITUATION REPORTS), THE FULL EARTHQUAKE REPORT IS AT
HTTP://WWW.GDACS.ORG/REPORT.ASPX?EVENTTYPE=EQ$AND;EPISODEID=1167142

FOR INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PLEASE CONSULT THE GDACS VIRTUAL OSOCC: HTTP://VOSOCC.UNOCHA.ORG

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LIST OF 10 HEIGHEST WAVE LOCATIONS

ARRIVALTIME (UTC) LOCATION COUNTRY MAX EST. HEIGHT (M)
09 MAY 2017 14:01 TAKUMUNA VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:04 TOLAB VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:05 WORA VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:02 MTSABOLO VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:01 HOKUA VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:02 WUNPUKU VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:03 WALPEY VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:11 LEVONU VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:17 AVIRA VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:04 POULLAPPOE VANUATU 0.0
09 MAY 2017 14:07 LOLOPUTPUT VANUATU 0.0

THE FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS CAN BE VISUALIZED IN THE GDACS PAGE OF THE EVENT:
HTTP://WWW.GDACS.ORG/REPORT.ASPX?EVENTTYPE=EQ$AND;EPISODEID=1167142

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POPULATION DENSITY NEAR EPICENTER (PEOPLE/KM2).

RADIUS (KM) POPULATION DENSITY (PEOPLE/KM2)
200 117867 15
175 101017 13
150 87027 11
125 73550 9
100 36096 5
75 10280 1
50 2463 0
20 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
2 0 0

THE POPULATION IN THE 50 KM AREA OF THIS EARTHQUAKE IS 0 PEOPLE/KM2.
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THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 10 MAY 2017 01:01:10 LOCAL TIME. 10 MAY 2017 01:01:10

RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY
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RESILIENCE IS THE CAPACITY OF THE POPULATION TO COPE WITH A HAZARD. SINCE MUCH OF INVESTMENTS IN EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR QUICK RESPONSE IS RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME, THE GDP PER CAPITA CAN BE USED AS A ROUGH INDICATOR OF RESILIENCE.
VANUATU HAS A GDP PER CAPITA OF 1347 PPP$ (PARITY PURCHASING POWER DOLLAR, ABOUT 1 EURO) AND IS THEREFORE PART OF THE LOW LEVEL INCOME COUNTRIES. THEREFORE, THE EARTHQUAKE HAPPENED IN AN AREA OF LOW RESILIENCE.
BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF 9 INDICATORS, ECHO ATTRIBUTES VANUATU A LOW VULNERABILITY.
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SECONDARY EFFECTS
-----------------
PROBABILITY OF SECONDARY EFFECTS:
- LANDSLIDES: THE MAXIMUM SLOPE IN THE AREA OF THE EARTHQUAKE IS N/A% AND THE MAXIMUM ALTITUDE IS N/A M. SINCE THIS IS A LOW SLOPE, THE RISK OF EARTHQUAKE INDUCED LANDSLIDES IS LOW. NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT THE SLOPE DATA IS NOT RELIABLE ON A LOCAL SCALE, WHILE LANDSLIDES DEPEND VERY MUCH ON LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
- NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: THERE ARE NO NUCLEAR FACILITIES NEARBY THE EPICENTER.
- HYDRODAMS: THERE ARE NO HYDRODAM FACILITIES NEARBY THE EPICENTER.

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION (JRC-EC) - OFFICE FOR COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (UN-OCHA)

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DISCLAIMER
WHILE WE TRY EVERYTHING TO ENSURE ACCURACY, THIS INFORMATION IS PURELY INDICATIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ANY DECISION MAKING WITHOUT ALTERNATE SOURCES OF INFORMATION. THE JRC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON GDACS WEBSITE.
PLEASE REFER TO THE GDACS WEBSITE FOR SUBSCRIBING OR UNSUBSCRIBING FROM THE EARTHQUAKE ALERT EMAIL OR SMS SERVICE.

END OF EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MESSAGE 001

2017-05-09 14:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurred in the VANUATU ISLANDS at 1352 UTC on tuesday MAY 9 2017
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 091359
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1359 UTC TUE MAY 9 2017

...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.8
* ORIGIN TIME 1352 UTC MAY 9 2017
* COORDINATES 14.5 SOUTH 167.2 EAST
* DEPTH 175 KM / 109 MILES
* LOCATION VANUATU

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED IN
THE VANUATU ISLANDS AT 1352 UTC ON TUESDAY MAY 9 2017.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT
FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

$$

2017-05-09 14:16 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 091415
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 1415Z 09 MAY 2017
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:1352Z 09 MAY 2017
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT14.5SOUTH LON167.2EAST
VANUATU ISLANDS
VANUATU ISLANDS
FOCAL DEPTH:175km MAG:6.8
BY PTWC

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.

=

2017-05-09 14:16 link

Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 091402
TSP-INATEWS-20170509-1402-001
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
ISSUED AT 1402 UTC, TUESDAY, 09 MAY 2017
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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)
FROM: IOTWS-TSP INDONESIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWS-TSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE : 6.8 (MW(MB))
DEPTH : 163KM
DATE : 09 MAY 2017
ORIGIN TIME: 13:52:10 UTC
LATITUDE : 14.59S
LONGITUDE : 167.38E
LOCATION : VANUATU ISLANDS

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWS-TSP 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)
THE AGENCY FOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (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://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP
HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID
HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID
EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID
MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
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2017-05-09 14:16 link

Original Message :

WEIO20 DEMS 091401

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDIA (ITEWC)
ISSUED AT 1401 UTC TUESDAY 09 MAY 2017
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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWC)
FROM: IOTWS-TSP INDIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWS-TSP INDIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.8 M
DEPTH: 193 km
DATE: 09 MAY 2017
ORIGIN TIME: 1352UTC
LATITUDE: 14.58 S
LONGITUDE: 167.31 E
LOCATION: VANUATU ISLANDS

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWS-TSP INDIA WEBSITE AT:

http://www.incois.gov.in/tsunami/Login.jsp?eventid=incois2017jaxv&bno=1&type=I&bfid=TSP

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR INDIAN OCEAN 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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2017-05-09 14:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

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

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 091400
TIBHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-091600-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
400 AM HST TUE MAY 09 2017

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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 - 0352 AM HST 09 MAY 2017
COORDINATES - 14.5 SOUTH 167.3 EAST
LOCATION - VANUATU
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.

$$

2017-05-09 14:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger for the u s west coast BRITISH columbia or alaska
Based on the depth of the earthquake a TSUNAMI is not expected
An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 091400
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
700 AM PDT Tue May 9 2017

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British
Columbia, or Alaska.

* Based on the depth of the earthquake, a tsunami is not
expected.

* An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
assessment and changes may occur.

* Magnitude 6.8
* Origin Time 0552 AKDT May 09 2017
0652 PDT May 09 2017
1352 UTC May 09 2017
* Coordinates 14.5 South 167.2 East
* Depth 109 miles
* Location near the Vanuatu Islands

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
* Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

* Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon, Washington,
British Columbia, and Alaska should refer to the Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center messages at tsunami.gov.

* This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center
message issued for this event unless additional information
becomes available.

$$

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