Overall Green Earthquake alert in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 04 Sep 2022 09:42 UTC

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M 6.9 in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 04 Sep 2022 09:42 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

04/09 10:25 WEIO24AMMC041024

04/09 10:22 WEIO24AMMC040942

04/09 10:15 WEXX32PAAQ041013

04/09 10:13 WECA43PHEB041011

04/09 10:13 WECA42PHEB041011

04/09 10:01 WENT42LFPW040959

04/09 09:42 WENT42LPMG041004

2022-09-04 10:25 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 041024
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 2
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 1024 UTC SUNDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2022
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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 2
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 6.9 MWP [UPDATED]
DEPTH: 10KM
DATE: 04 SEP 2022
ORIGIN TIME: 0942 UTC
LATITUDE: 0.94S
LONGITUDE: 21.76W
LOCATION: CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC RIDGE

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP 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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2022-09-04 10:22 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 040942
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 1022 UTC Sunday 04 September 2022
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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]
FROM: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA

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

MAGNITUDE: 6.9 MWP
DEPTH: 10KM
DATE: 04 SEP 2022
ORIGIN TIME: 0942 UTC
LATITUDE: 0.936S
LONGITUDE: 21.758W
LOCATION: Central Mid Atlantic Ridge

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWMS-TSP 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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2022-09-04 10:15 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger for the u s east coast the gulf of MEXICO STATES or the eastern coast of canada
Based on the earthquake location near the mid-atlantic ridge a damaging TSUNAMI is not expected
An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEXX32 PAAQ 041013
TIBATE

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
613 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST,
GULF OF MEXICO STATES, AND EASTERN CANADA...

EVALUATION
----------
* There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. east coast, the Gulf of
Mexico states, or the eastern coast of Canada.

* Based on the earthquake location near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge,
a damaging 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 of the earthquake and changes may occur.

* Magnitude 6.8
* Origin Time 0542 EDT Sep 04 2022
0442 CDT Sep 04 2022
0542 AST Sep 04 2022
0942 UTC Sep 04 2022
* Coordinates 0.8 South 21.8 West
* Depth 6 miles
* Location near the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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

* Caribbean coastal regions 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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2022-09-04 10:13 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurred near the central mid-atlantic ridge at 0942 UTC on sunday SEPTEMBER 4 2022
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to caribbean coasts from this earthquake

Original Message :

WECA43 PHEB 041011
TIBCAX

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1010 UTC SUN SEP 4 2022

...TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC TSUNAMI AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM FOR
THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS 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 0942 UTC SEP 4 2022
* COORDINATES 0.8 SOUTH 21.8 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED
NEAR THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE AT 0942 UTC ON SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 4 2022.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
CARIBBEAN COASTS 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.

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

* COASTAL REGIONS OF THE US GULF COAST... US EAST COAST... AND
THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF CANADA SHOULD REFER TO U.S.
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

$$

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2022-09-04 10:13 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurred near the central mid-atlantic ridge at 542 am ast on sunday SEPTEMBER 4 2022
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to PUERTO rico the u s VIRGIN islands or the BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS from this earthquake

Original Message :

WECA42 PHEB 041011
TIBCAR

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
611 AM AST SUN SEP 04 2022

AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-041211-
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

AUDIENCE
--------

* GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS.

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED
NEAR THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE AT 542 AM AST ON SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 4 2022.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... OR THE BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

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

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

* MAGNITUDE 6.8
* ORIGIN TIME 542 AM AST SEP 04 2022
* COORDINATES 0.8 SOUTH 21.8 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES / 10 KM
* LOCATION CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

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

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

IMPACTS
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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

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

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

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT
TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* INFORMATION REGARDING ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO US GULF OR
ATLANTIC COASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE US NATIONAL TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE CAN BE
OBTAINED FROM THE CORRESPONDING REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK OR
THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

$$

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2022-09-04 10:01 message from CENALT link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation Information

Based on historical earthquake and TSUNAMI modelling there is no threat that a TSUNAMI has been generated that can cause damage or major effect in the region
This message is for information only

Original Message :

WENT42 LFPW 040959
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001
NEAM CENALT TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER
ISSUED AT 0959Z 04 SEP 2022

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ...
THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ALBANIA ... ALGERIA ... BULGARIA ... CROATIA ... CYPRUS ... EGYPT ... ESTONIA ... FINLAND ... GEORGIA ... GREECE ... ISRAEL ... ITALY ... LEBANON ... LIBYA ... MALTA ... MONACO ... MONTENEGRO ... POLAND ... ROMANIA ... RUSSIAN FEDERATION ... SLOVENIA ... SYRIA ... TUNISIA ... TURKEY ... UKRAINE ... BELGIUM ... CAPE VERDE ... DENMARK ... FRANCE ... GERMANY ... ICELAND ... IRELAND ... MAURITANIA ... MOROCCO ... NETHERLANDS ... NORWAY ... PORTUGAL ... SENEGAL ... SPAIN ... SWEDEN ... UNITED KINGDOM

THIS MESSAGE 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 - 0942Z 04 SEP 2022
COORDINATES - 0.90 SOUTH 21.58 WEST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAGNITUDE - 6.2

EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION
BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MODELLING THERE IS NO
THREAT THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR
MAJOR EFFECT IN THE REGION.THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

SUPPLEMENT MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS NEW DATA AND EVALUATION ALLOWS.
THE TSUNAMI ALERT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL AN END OF ALERT IS BROADCAST.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE.

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2022-09-04 09:42 message from IPMA link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation Information

Based on historical earthquake and TSUNAMI modelling there is no threat that a TSUNAMI has been generated that can cause damage or major effect in the region
This message is for information only

Original Message :

WENT42 LPMG 041004

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001

NEAM IPMA TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER

ISSUED AT 1004Z 04 SET 2022

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ...

THIS INFORMATION APPLIES TO BELGIUM ... CAPE VERDE ... DENMARK ... FRANCE ... GERMANY ... ICELAND ... IRELAND ... MAURITANIA ... MOROCCO ... NETHERLANDS ... NORWAY ... PORTUGAL ... SPAIN ... SWEDEN ... UNITED KINGDOM ... RUSSIAN FEDERATION ... POLAND ... LITHUANIA ... ESTONIA ... FINLAND ... ALGERIA ... ALBANIA ... BULGARIA ... CROATIA ... CYPRUS ... EGYPT ... GEORGIA ... GREECE ... ISRAEL ... ITALY ... LEBANON ... LIBYA ... MALTA ... MONACO ... ROMANIA ... SLOVENIA ... SWEDEN ... SYRIA ... TUNISIA ... TURKEY ... UKRAINE ... UNESCO ... ERCC

THIS MESSAGE 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 - 0942Z 04 SET 2022

COORDINATES - 0.94 SOUTH 21.60 WEST

DEPTH - 10 KM

LOCATION - Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

MAGNITUDE - 6.1

EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION

BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MODELLING THERE IS NO

THREAT THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR

MAJOR EFFECT IN THE REGION. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

END OF TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001

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