M 6.4 - 152km ESE of Neiafu, TONGA Saturday November 02, 2013 at 18:53 UTC **THERE IS NO ACTIVE TSUNAMI WATCH, WARNING, OR ADVISORY IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME** **Be Alert: Local Buoy is in Event Mode ndbc.noaa.gov/ Location: 19.157°S 172.642°W Depth: 10 km earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000krlz#summary **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. PTWC: ptwc.weather.gov/?
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 20:23:20 +0000
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