Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 30 Mar 2024 16:28 UTC

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M 5.8 in United States on 30 Mar 2024 16:28 UTC

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

30/03 16:34 WEAK53PAAQ301633

2024-03-30 16:34 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake has occurred a TSUNAMI is not expected
Preliminary earthquake parameters
The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment of the earthquake and changes MAY occur
Magnitude 5.7
Origin time 0829 akdt mar 30.2024 0929 pdt mar 30 2024 1629 UTC mar 30
Coordinates 51.8 north 178 3 east
Depth 73 miles
Location 35 miles nw of amchitka alaska 215 miles w of adak alaska additional information and next update
Further information will be issued by the UNITED STATES geological survey (earthquake
Usgs
Gov) or the appropriate regional seismic network
This will be the only u s national TSUNAMI warning center message issued for this event unless additional information becomes available

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 301633
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
833 AM AKDT Sat Mar 30 2024

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
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* An earthquake has occurred; a tsunami is not expected.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur.

* Magnitude 5.7
* Origin Time 0829 AKDT Mar 30 2024
0929 PDT Mar 30 2024
1629 UTC Mar 30 2024
* Coordinates 51.8 North 178.3 East
* Depth 73 miles
* Location 35 miles NW of Amchitka, Alaska
215 miles W of Adak, Alaska

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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* Further information will be issued by the United States
Geological Survey (earthquake.usgs.gov) or the appropriate
regional seismic network.

* This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center
message issued for this event unless additional information
becomes available.

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