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Tsunami warning as 8.0 quake strikes off south-western Mexico coast
Eight
countries have received tsunami alerts after an 8.0-magnitude
earthquake struck 120 kilometers southwest of Mexico, according to US
Geological Survey data.
Eight
countries have received tsunami alerts after an 8.0-magnitude
earthquake struck 120 kilometers southwest of Mexico, according to US
Geological Survey data.
The
epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 33 km (21 miles), 123 km (76
miles) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan, not far from the
Guatemalan border.
The
US Tsunami Warning System said hazardous
tsunami waves are likely to follow in eight neighboring countries,
including Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, El
Salvador, and Costa Rica.
mega #earthquake (#sismo) shakes Offshore Chiapas, Mexico 9 min ago. Effects derived from witnesses' reports:
MORE: Tsunami waves possible in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Ecuadorpic.twitter.com/dVigYdMkIa
DANGEROUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE per@NWS_PTWC pic.twitter.com/DRh2M9SkQ3
Kyle UnderwoodTsunami waves could reach Santa Cruz, Mexico as early as 5:40 UTC/1:40 EDT/About 30 minutes from nowpic.twitter.com/S9l6fJjQj1
People
in Mexico City flocked to the streets after the quake struck, an
eyewitness told Reuters.
DETAILS
TO FOLLOW
MORE: Tsunami waves possible in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Ecuador
000 WEPA40 PHEB 080455 TSUPAC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 0454 UTC FRI SEP 8 2017 ...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** 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. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 8.0 * ORIGIN TIME 0449 UTC SEP 8 2017 * COORDINATES 14.9 NORTH 94.0 WEST * DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES * LOCATION OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS MEXICO EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO AT 0449 UTC ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8 2017. * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE. TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST ----------------------- * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF MEXICO... GUATEMALA... EL SALVADOR... COSTA RICA... NICARAGUA... PANAMA... HONDURAS AND ECUADOR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT. * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE FOR PLACES WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC) ------------------------------------------------------------ SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0540 09/08 PUERTO MADERO MEXICO 14.8N 92.5W 0543 09/08 SIPICATE GUATEMALA 13.9N 91.2W 0548 09/08 ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.9N 99.9W 0552 09/08 LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO 17.9N 102.2W 0613 09/08 ACAJUTLA EL SALVADOR 13.6N 89.8W 0618 09/08 CABO SAN ELENA COSTA RICA 10.9N 86.0W 0618 09/08 CORINTO NICARAGUA 12.5N 87.2W 0630 09/08 PUERTO SANDINO NICARAGUA 12.2N 86.8W 0631 09/08 MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.1N 104.3W 0635 09/08 SAN JUAN DL SUR NICARAGUA 11.2N 85.9W 0640 09/08 PUERTO QUEPOS COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 0642 09/08 ISLA DEL COCO COSTA RICA 5.5N 87.1W 0642 09/08 CABO MATAPALO COSTA RICA 8.4N 83.3W 0646 09/08 PUNTA BURICA PANAMA 8.0N 82.9W 0653 09/08 AMAPALA HONDURAS 13.2N 87.6W 0704 09/08 PUERTO VALLARTA MEXICO 20.6N 105.3W 0712 09/08 SOCORRO MEXICO 18.8N 111.0W 0729 09/08 SAN BLAS MEXICO 21.5N 105.3W 0732 09/08 MAZATLAN MEXICO 23.2N 106.4W 0733 09/08 CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0735 09/08 PUNTA MALA PANAMA 7.5N 80.0W 0745 09/08 BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0752 09/08 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE. * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION OF THE SHORELINE. * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES. * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. * COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
Tsunami Threat to Hawai‘i Under Evaluation After 8.0 Chiapas, Mexico Quake
The
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is currently evaluating the effects of
a preliminary magnitude 8.0 earthquake reported at 6:49 p.m. HST on
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico.
The agency says the earthquake and any tsunami threat to Hawaii remain under evaluation (update at 7:47 p.m. HST), and additional information will be issued as more data is received. The agency has since issued a tsunami threat message for other parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake’s epicenter.
The quake was centred out to see SQ from Tuxtla Gutiérrez - that's a small distance from Belize on the eastern side of Central America
Live stream
The agency says the earthquake and any tsunami threat to Hawaii remain under evaluation (update at 7:47 p.m. HST), and additional information will be issued as more data is received. The agency has since issued a tsunami threat message for other parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake’s epicenter.
The quake was centred out to see SQ from Tuxtla Gutiérrez - that's a small distance from Belize on the eastern side of Central America
Live stream
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