2011-01-18 20:23:17 UPDATED: (Mw 7.4) SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN 28.8 64.0 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
Geographic coordinates: 28.782N, 64.048E
Magnitude: 7.4 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 18 Jan 2011 20:23:17
Time near the Epicenter: 19 Jan 2011 01:23:17
Local standard time in your area: 18 Jan 2011 15:23:17
Location with respect to nearby cities:
47 km (29 miles) WSW (249 degrees) of Dalbandin, Pakistan
253 km (157 miles) W (265 degrees) of Kalat, Pakistan
317 km (197 miles) ESE (105 degrees) of Zahedan, Iran
788 km (490 miles) NE (42 degrees) of MUSCAT, Oman

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2011ggbx
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[Tsunami Message - IOC] Tsunami Information Bulletin

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2033Z 18 JAN 2011

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS MESSAGE 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 - 2023Z 18 JAN 2011
COORDINATES - 28.9 NORTH 63.9 EAST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.4

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND
HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA. THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED TOO FAR
INLAND TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR THIS EVENT. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.