Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 18 May 2016 16:46 UTC

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M 6.8 in Ecuador on 18 May 2016 16:46 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

18/05 17:16 WEIO24AMMC181701

18/05 17:16 WEIO22WIIX181640

18/05 17:01 WEPA42PHEB181652

18/05 17:01 WEHW42PHEB181653

18/05 17:01 WEAK53PAAQ181654

2016-05-18 17:16 link

Original Message :

WEIO24 AMMC 181701
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP AUSTRALIA [JATWC]
ISSUED AT 1701 UTC WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2016
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TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES [NTWCs]
FROM: RTSP AUSTRALIA

NOTIFICATION:
RTSP AUSTRALIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR THE
INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE: 7.0 MWP
DEPTH: 55KM
DATE: 18 MAY 2016
ORIGIN TIME: 1646 UTC
LATITUDE: 0.44N
LONGITUDE: 79.75W
LOCATION: NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE RTSP AUSTRALIA WEBSITE AT:

http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp/index.shtml

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

JOINT AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE [JATWC]
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
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2016-05-18 17:16 link

Original Message :

WEIO22 WIIX 181640
TSP-INATEWS-20160518-1704-001
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NUMBER 1
IOTWS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
ISSUED AT ISSUED AT 1704 UTC, WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TO: INDIAN OCEAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES (NTWCS)
FROM: IOTWS-TSP INDONESIA

NOTIFICATION:
IOTWS-TSP INDONESIA HAS JUST ISSUED TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 FOR
THE INDIAN OCEAN, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE EVENT:

MAGNITUDE : 6.7 (MW(MB))
DEPTH : 10KM
DATE : 18 MAY 2016
ORIGIN TIME: 16:46:41 UTC
LATITUDE : 0.45N
LONGITUDE : 79.63W
LOCATION : NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR

TO VIEW THE BULLETIN GO TO THE IOTWS-TSP INDONESIA WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED-ACCESS WEBSITE CONTAINING TECHNICAL DATA
FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES ONLY. IT IS NOT
FOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

INDONESIA TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (INATEWS)
THE AGENCY FOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (BMKG)
ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720
TEL.: 62 (21) 65867045
FAX: 62 (21) 6546316
P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA
WEBSITE: HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP
HTTP://INATEWS.BMKG.GO.ID
HTTP://WWW.BMKG.GO.ID
EMAIL : INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID
MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID

END OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
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2016-05-18 17:01 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurred near the coast of ECUADOR at 1647 UTC on wednesday MAY 18 2016
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEPA42 PHEB 181652
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1652 UTC WED MAY 18 2016

...PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 6.8
* ORIGIN TIME 1647 UTC MAY 18 2016
* COORDINATES 0.2 NORTH 79.7 WEST
* DEPTH 68 KM / 42 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR AT 1647 UTC ON WEDNESDAY MAY 18
2016.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT
FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

* COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

$$

2016-05-18 17:01 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide TSUNAMI is not expected and there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
Repeat
A destructive pacific-wide TSUNAMI is not expected and there is no TSUNAMI threat to hawaii
This will be the only statement issued for this event unless additional data are received

Original Message :

WEHW42 PHEB 181653
TIBHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-181853-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
653 AM HST WED MAY 18 2016

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0647 AM HST 18 MAY 2016
COORDINATES - 0.2 NORTH 79.7 WEST
LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR
MAGNITUDE - 6.8 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

$$

2016-05-18 17:01 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above
Based on earthquake information and historic TSUNAMI records the earthquake was not sufficient to generate a tsunami
An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 181654
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
954 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2016

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

* BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

* MAGNITUDE 6.8
* ORIGIN TIME 0847 AKDT MAY 18 2016
0947 PDT MAY 18 2016
1647 UTC MAY 18 2016
* COORDINATES 0.2 NORTH 79.7 WEST
* DEPTH 42 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
--------------------------------------
* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE.

$$

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