Mw 6.2 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

[EMSC]

Magnitude Mw 6.2Region KERMADEC ISLANDS REGIONDate time 2021-03-05 02:30:40.6 UTCLocation 28.75 S ; 176.57 WDepth 48 km



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[palehorse]

Just got a message about tsunami warnings in my email..


TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0423 UTC FRI MAR 5 2021

..PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


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THIS MESSAGE 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.

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THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UNCHANGED IN THIS MESSAGE.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 8.1
* ORIGIN TIME 1928 UTC MAR 4 2021
* COORDINATES 29.6 SOUTH 176.0 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION


EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.1 OCCURRED IN
THE KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION AT 1928 UTC ON THURSDAY MARCH 4
2021.

* TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

KERMADEC ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

NEW CALEDONIA... AND VANUATU.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

ANTARCTICA... AUSTRALIA... CHILE... COLOMBIA... COOK
ISLANDS... COSTA RICA... ECUADOR... FIJI... FRENCH
POLYNESIA... KOSRAE... MEXICO... NAURU...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... PERU... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
POHNPEI... SAMOA... SOLOMON ISLANDS... TONGA... AND WALLIS
AND FUTUNA.