Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake PHILIPPINES

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.9 * ORIGIN TIME 2023 UTC APR 28 2017 * COORDINATES 5.5 NORTH 125.2 EAST * DEPTH 43 KM / 27 MILES * LOCATION MINDANAO PHILIPPINES EVALUATION ----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES AT 2023 UTC ON FRIDAY APRIL 28 2017.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS. TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED ---------------------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF PHILIPPINES. * TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF INDONESIA... MALAYSIA... PALAU... AND YAP.