Overall Orange Earthquake in Ecuador on 16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC

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M 7.8 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.1 m) in Ecuador on 16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC

2016-04-18 22:01 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Note revised earthquake magnitude from 7.4 to 7 7
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 occurred near the coast of ECUADOR at 2359 UTC on saturday APRIL 16 2016
Based on all available data hazardous TSUNAMI waves are forecast for some coasts

Threat Forecast

TSUNAMI waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of ecuador.
TSUNAMI waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters above the tide level for the coasts of AMERICAN samoa... antarctica... australia... chile... chuuk... colombia... COOK islands... COSTA rica... EL salvador... fiji... FRENCH polynesia... guam... guatemala... hawaii... honduras... howland and baker... indonesia... japan... JARVIS island... kermadec islands... kiribati... kosrae... MARSHALL islands... mexico... midway island... nauru... NEW caledonia... NEW zealand... nicaragua... niue... NORTHERN marianas... northwestern hawaiian islands... palau... palmyra island... panama... PAPUA NEW guinea... peru... philippines... PITCAIRN islands... pohnpei... russia... samoa... SOLOMON islands... taiwan... tokelau... tonga... tuvalu... vanuatu... wake island... WALLIS and futuna... and yap.
Actual amplitudes at the coast MAY vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features. in particular maximum TSUNAMI amplitudes on atolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates.
For other areas covered by this product a forecast has not yet been computed. the forecast will be expanded as necessary in subsequent products.

Measurements Levels

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

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