M 8.3 Earthquake and Tsunami (3.3 m) in Chile on 16 Sep 2015 22:54 UTC

2015-09-18 08:32 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region
  • The u s national TSUNAMI warning center is analyzing the event to determine the level of danger
  • More information will be issued as it becomes available
  • This earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive TSUNAMI in the source region