Monday, January 11, 2016

No Tsunami Threat Following 6.9M Indonesia Earthquake

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat to Hawai’i following a 6.9 magnitude earthquake near Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia.

According to PTWC, the earthquake occurred Monday at 6:38 a.m. Hawai’i time.

United States Geological Survey officials say the earthquake was located 145 miles southeast of Sarangani, Philippines: 165 miles north-northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia; 166 miles south-southeast of Caburan, Philippines: 178 miles southeast of Glan, Phillipines; and 575 miles west-southwest of Koror Town, Palau.

 earthquakepredict.com
11/1/16
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  •  Magnitude    Mw 6.5
Region    KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Date time    2016-01-11 16:38:05.8 UTC
Location    3.96 N ; 126.97 E
Depth    10 km
Distances :

  •    376 km SE of Davao, Philippines / pop: 1,212,504 / local time: 00:38:05.8 2016-01-12
  • 361 km NE of Manado, Indonesia / pop: 451,893 / local time: 00:38:05.8 2016-01-12
  • 342 km S of Mati, Philippines / pop: 105,908 / local time: 00:38:05.8 2016-01-12
  • 249 km SE of Bukid, Philippines / pop: 2,232 / local time: 00:38:05.8 2016-01-12 
 emsc-csem.org 
11/1/16

1 comment:

  1. A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck on Monday, around 330 km (205 miles) north-northwest of Indonesia's Molucca islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said...

    The USGS said the quake was 102 km deep.

    The NOOA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that, based on available information, "a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected."
    REUTERS

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