A 7.4 earthquake has struck about 106km (66 miles) off the coast of El Salvador, south-east of the city of Usulutan. There were no details of any casualties or damage, although it was a shallow one at a depth of just 9km (5.6 miles).
A warning of "hazardous tsunami waves" was given by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Monday, after first saying that a widespread tsunami wasn't a possibility.
The area affected by the tsunami could also include coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua, both of which are within 300km (180 miles) of the epicenter, the warning center said.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW ..............http://rt.com/news/195728-quake-salvador-nicaragua-tsunami/
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A warning of "hazardous tsunami waves" was given by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Monday, after first saying that a widespread tsunami wasn't a possibility.
The area affected by the tsunami could also include coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua, both of which are within 300km (180 miles) of the epicenter, the warning center said.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW ..............http://rt.com/news/195728-quake-salvador-nicaragua-tsunami/
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- Earthquake M 7.3 - NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA - San Salvador - local time: 21:51
Magnitude Mw 7.3
Region NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
Date time 2014-10-14 03:51:39.5 UTC
Location 12.62 N ; 87.99 W
Depth 80 km
Distances
Region NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
Date time 2014-10-14 03:51:39.5 UTC
Location 12.62 N ; 87.99 W
Depth 80 km
Distances
- 176 km SE of San Salvador, El Salvador / pop: 525,990 / local time: 21:51:39.5 2014-10-13
- 93 km W of Chinandega, Nicaragua / pop: 126,387 / local time: 21:51:39.5 2014-10-13
- 60 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua / pop: 4,142 / local time: 21:51:39.5 2014-10-13
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED ....
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφή---------------------------------
* BASED UPON FURTHER ANALYSES OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND THE
TSUNAMI FORECAST... THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT
FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA.
OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN COASTAL AREAS NEAR
THE EARTHQUAKE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.... AND CONTINUING FOR
UP TO SEVERAL HOURS.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES..............http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.10.14.0439
Powerful earthquake strikes off El Salvador, one dead...
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφή(Reuters) - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua and was felt across Central America, killing at least one person, but there were no immediate reports of major damage.
El Salvador's emergency services said a dozen homes in the department of Usulutan had been slightly damaged but that coastal areas appeared calm and the country's international airport was unaffected.
Wilfredo Salgado, mayor of the city of San Miguel in El Salvador, said on his Twitter account that a man was killed when an electricity post fell on him.....................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/14/us-earthquake-el-salvador-idUSKCN0I308P20141014?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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