Overall Green Earthquake alert in Samoa Islands Region on 04 Dec 2022 19:24 UTC

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M 6.7 in Samoa Islands Region on 04 Dec 2022 19:24 UTC

2022-12-04 19:34 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 occurred about 127 miles SOUTH of upolu ISLAND at 824 am sst on sunday december 4 2022
A hazardous TSUNAMI MAY have been generated by this nearby earthquake that could soon impact nearby coasts
Monitoring is underway to evaluate the TSUNAMI threat
Some areas MAY have experienced very strong shaking
A TSUNAMI was generated by this earthquake
Based on all available data there is a threat to AMERICAN SAMOA of sea level fluctuations and strong ocean currents that could be a hazard along beaches in harbors and in coastal waters

Measurements Levels

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

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