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No Pacific wide tsunami from 6.9M earthquake in Peru Friday (Oct 28)

Magnitude
6.9
Date-Time
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 18:54:35 UTC
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 01:54:35 PM at epicenter
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 8:54:35 AM (HST)
Location
14.457°S, 75.990°W
Depth
34.9 km (21.7 miles)
Region
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances
51 km (32 miles) SSW (203°) from Ica, Peru
113 km (70 miles) S (172°) from Chincha Alta, Peru
204 km (127 miles) W (278°) from Puquio, Peru
286 km (178 miles) SSE (156°) from LIMA, Peru

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1902Z 28 OCT 2011

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS…EXCEPT ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA… WASHINGTON…OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

… TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN …

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN 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 – 1855Z 28 OCT 2011
COORDINATES – 14.5 SOUTH 75.8 WEST
DEPTH – 15 KM
LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF PERU
MAGNITUDE – 6.9

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER – EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…WASHINGTON…OREGON…CALIFORNIA.

One Response to “No Pacific wide tsunami from 6.9M earthquake in Peru Friday (Oct 28)”

  1. BE DiPonio says:

    I have found this site to be helpful. We are on our way to both Ecuador and Peru. This has made me more aware of possible issues. We still plant enjoy ourselves, but know that the possibility of a RUMBLE is out there and have made some pre-emotive arrangements.

    THANKS FOR MAKING THIS SITE AS CURRANT AND CLEAR AS YOU HAVE…

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