On Tuesday, June 23, the United States issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coasts of Mexico, Central America and even Ecuador, Peru and Hawaii, after a powerful earthquake with an epicenter in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said that "dangerous waves" of up to three meters could strike anywhere less than 1,000 kilometers from the earthquake epicenter as of 4:16 p.m. GMT.
PTWC warned that the highest waves, from one to three meters, are expected along the southern coast of Mexico, near the place where the earthquake, which occurred at 15:29 GMT with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7, hit the strongest. Then it was corrected to 7.5.
Waves of up to one meter could hit the coast of Ecuador, and smaller waves of less than half a meter could be seen in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as Hawaii and Peru, the report said.
The center warned that tsunamis include multiple waves that can arrive at intervals of up to one hour.
"The initial wave may not be the largest," PTWC said, adding that "the danger may persist for many hours or more after the initial wave."
PTWC warned that the highest waves, from one to three meters, are expected along the southern coast of Mexico, near the place where the earthquake, which occurred at 15:29 GMT with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7, hit the strongest. Then it was corrected to 7.5.
Waves of up to one meter could hit the coast of Ecuador, and smaller waves of less than half a meter could be seen in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as Hawaii and Peru, the report said.
The center warned that tsunamis include multiple waves that can arrive at intervals of up to one hour.
"The initial wave may not be the largest," PTWC said, adding that "the danger may persist for many hours or more after the initial wave."