Gempa bumi kuat gegar barat Mexico
Disediakan Oleh : Pentadbir Bencana
Tarikh Kemaskini : 12/04/2012 [ 00:00:00 ]
Jumlah Capaian: 12122
MEXICO CITY: Gempa bumi kuat bermagnitud 7.0 menggegarkan barat Mexico hari ini mengakibatkan pekerja di bergegas keluar daripada bangunan, lapor Agensi Penyelidikan Geologikal Amerika Syarikat (USGS).
Gempa yang berlaku pada jam 10.55 malam (waktu tempatan), berpusat kira-kira 51 kilometer dari La Mira, Michoacan.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 2255Z 11 APR 2012 COORDINATES - 18.3 NORTH 102.7 WEST DEPTH - 84 KM LOCATION - MICHOACAN MEXICO MAGNITUDE - 7.0 EVALUATION NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 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.