Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Mexico on 08 Sep 2021 01:47 UTC

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M 7 in Mexico on 08 Sep 2021 01:47 UTC

2021-09-08 02:41 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 occurred in guerrero MEXICO at 0148 UTC on wednesday SEPTEMBER 8 2021
Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter

Threat Forecast

Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of mexico.

Tsunami Observations

The following are tsunami wave observations from coastal and/or deep-ocean sea level gauges at the indicated locations the maximum tsunami height is measured with respect to the normal tide level

GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)
Acapulco Mx	16.8	-99.9	01: 54	0.37	20

Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)
PTWC	Acapulco Mx	16.8	-99.9	01: 54	0.37	20

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