2010-08-12 11:54:14 UPDATED: (M 6.9) ECUADOR -1.3 -77.4 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: ECUADOR
Geographic coordinates: 1.275S, 77.374W
Magnitude: 6.9 M
Depth: 189 km
Universal Time (UTC): 12 Aug 2010 11:54:14
Time near the Epicenter: 12 Aug 2010 06:54:14
Local standard time in your area: 12 Aug 2010 06:54:14
Location with respect to nearby cities:
142 km (88 miles) E (89 degrees) of Ambato, Ecuador
171 km (106 miles) SE (133 degrees) of QUITO, Ecuador
256 km (159 miles) NE (45 degrees) of Cuenca, Ecuador

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2010zwa5
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/08/12/161403/01/message161403-01.htm

WEAK53 PAAQ 121209
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
509 AM PDT THU AUG 12 2010

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE WITHIN THE EARTH A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTS.

AT 454 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON AUGUST 12 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.2 OCCURRED
IN ECUADOR AT 186KM DEPTH.

PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

[Tsunami Message - IOC] Tsunami Information Bulletin

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1203Z 12 AUG 2010

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 - 1154Z 12 AUG 2010
COORDINATES - 1.4 SOUTH 77.4 WEST
DEPTH - 186 KM
LOCATION - ECUADOR
MAGNITUDE - 7.2

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND
HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA.

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.