Overall Green Earthquake in Canada on 05 Nov 2018 20:25 UTC

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M 4.5 in Canada on 05 Nov 2018 20:25 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

05/11 20:34 WEAK53PAAQ052032

2018-11-05 20:34 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation ? there is no TSUNAMI danger from this earthquake.

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 052032
TIBAK1

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1232 PM PST MON NOV 5 2018

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

EVALUATION
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? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
? THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

? MAGNITUDE 4.5
? ORIGIN TIME 1126 AKST NOV 05 2018
1226 PST NOV 05 2018
2026 UTC NOV 05 2018
? COORDINATES 49.3 NORTH 129.4 WEST
? DEPTH 7 MILES
? LOCATION 115 MILES SW OF PORT ALICE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
345 MILES NW OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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? FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV) OR THE APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

? 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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