Overall Green Earthquake alert Off-shore on 27 Dec 2024 05:30 UTC

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M 5.9 Off-shore on 27 Dec 2024 05:30 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

27/12 07:08 WENT42LFPW270606

2024-12-27 07:08 message from CENALT link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation Information

Based on historical earthquake and TSUNAMI modelling there is no threat that a TSUNAMI has been generated that can cause damage or major effect in the region
This message is for information only

Original Message :

WENT42 LFPW 270606
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001
NEAM CENALT TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER
ISSUED AT 0606Z 27 DEC 2024

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ...
THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ALBANIA ... ALGERIA ... BULGARIA ... CROATIA ... CYPRUS ... EGYPT ... ESTONIA ... FINLAND ... GEORGIA ... GREECE ... ISRAEL ... ITALY ... LEBANON ... LIBYA ... MALTA ... MONACO ... MONTENEGRO ... POLAND ... ROMANIA ... RUSSIAN FEDERATION ... SLOVENIA ... SYRIA ... TUNISIA ... TURKEY ... UKRAINE ... BELGIUM ... CAPE VERDE ... DENMARK ... FRANCE ... GERMANY ... ICELAND ... IRELAND ... MAURITANIA ... MOROCCO ... NETHERLANDS ... NORWAY ... PORTUGAL ... SENEGAL ... SPAIN ... SWEDEN ... UNITED KINGDOM

THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0530Z 27 DEC 2024
COORDINATES - 34.00 NORTH 38.83 WEST
DEPTH - 13 KM
LOCATION - NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAGNITUDE - 6.0

EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION
BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MODELLING THERE IS NO
THREAT THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR
MAJOR EFFECT IN THE REGION.THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

SUPPLEMENT MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS NEW DATA AND EVALUATION ALLOWS.
THE TSUNAMI ALERT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL AN END OF ALERT IS BROADCAST.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE.

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