Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Solomon Islands on 06 Feb 2013 01:12 UTC

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M 8 Earthquake and Tsunami (2.3 m) in Solomon Islands on 06 Feb 2013 01:12 UTC

2022-09-16 12:14 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

It is not known that a TSUNAMI was generated
This warning is based only on the earthquake evaluation
An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive TSUNAMI that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours
Authorities should take appropriate action in response to this possibility
This center will monitor sea level data from gauges near the earthquake to determine if a TSUNAMI was generated and estimate the severity of the threat

Measurements Levels

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

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