Overall Green Earthquake alert in Northern Mariana Islands on 12 Feb 2019 12:34 UTC

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M 5.9 in Northern Mariana Islands on 12 Feb 2019 12:34 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

12/02 12:50 WEPA40RJTD121250

2019-02-12 12:50 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 121250
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY NWPTAC(JMA)
ISSUED AT 1250Z 12 FEB 2019
PART 01 OF 01 PARTS

HYPOCENTRAL PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME:1234Z 12 FEB 2019
PRELIMINARY EPICENTER:LAT19.5NORTH LON146.2EAST
MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
GUAM TO JAPAN
FOCAL DEPTH:164km MAG:6.6(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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