####018001506#### WEMM40 LIIB 140311 TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 001 NEAM INGV IT-NTWC TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER ISSUED AT 0311Z 14 MAR 2024 ... TSUNAMI INFORMATION ... THIS ALERT APPLIES TO ALBANIA ... BOSNIA_HERZEGOVINA ... CROATIA ... GREECE ... ITALY ... MONTENEGRO ... SLOVENIA ... UK THIS ALERT IS ADDRESSED TO ALL COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS SUBSCRIBED TO THE SERVICES OF INGV TSP IN ITS MONITORING AREA THIS MESSAGE 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 - 0306Z 14 MAR 2024 COORDINATES - 42.96 NORTH 18.66 EAST DEPTH - 10 KM LOCATION - MONTENEGRO MAGNITUDE - 5.5 ALERT LEVEL IS ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE ESTIMATIONS OF EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS AND BASED ON ICG/NEAMTWS DECISION MATRIX EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI MODELLING THERE IS NO THREAT THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR MAJOR EFFECT IN THE REGION. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. HOWEVER, AT SOME COASTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR THE EPICENTER, HIGHER TSUNAMIS MAY ARRIVE THAN OUR ESTIMATION. AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. =