6.4 Magnitude Earthquake BALLENY ISLANDS REGION - 9th October 2012

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck the BALLENY ISLANDS REGION at a depth of 10.2 km (6.3 miles), the quake hit at 12:32:04 UTC Tuesday 9th October 2012
The epicenter was 729 km (452 miles) Northwest of Young Island
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time

Initially 6.6 Magnitude

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1244Z 09 OCT 2012

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 - 1232Z 09 OCT 2012
COORDINATES - 61.4 SOUTH 154.3 EAST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - BALLENY ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 6.6

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.