WESS31 BABJ 180617

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
ISSUED BY SOUTH CHINA SEA TSUNAMI ADVISORY CENTER (SCSTAC)
ISSUED 0616 UTC Jan 18 2023

  ...TSUNAMI INFORMATION...

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THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC SOUTH 
CHINA SEA SUB-REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH 
COUNTRY. THE PUBLIC SHOULD FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES.
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[ PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ]
  *MAGNITUDE	7.0 
  *ORIGIN TIME	0606 UTC Jan 18 2023
  *COORDINATES	2.85 N,127.22 E
  *DEPTH		60.0 KM
  *LOCATION	NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA

[ EVALUATION ]
  THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE 
  AND TSUNAMI DATA. HOWEVER, NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE GENERATED 
  ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EPICENTER. 

[ RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ]
  PERSONS ALONG COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBILITY 
  OF MINOR TSUNAMI WAVES AND UNUSUAL CURRENT. NO OTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.

[ UPDATES ]
  THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN REGARDING THIS EVENT UNLESS MAJOR REVISION ON 
  EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS BECOME AVAILABLE OR TSUNAMI WAVES ARE CONFIRMED.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]
  * MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEBSITE WWW.SCSTAC.ORG.
  * TSUNAMI BULLETIN REGARDING THIS EVENT MAY BE ISSUED BY PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING 
  CENTER. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION, MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD 
  BE ADOPTED.
  * TEL: +86-10-62104561
  * EMAIL: TSU@NMEFC.CN
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