8.7 Mag Earthquake - Some serious waves comming Sumatra's way.
Not as big as the devastating 9.1 that caused the death of over 230 000 people but still a biggie.
Let's hope that this one is just a storm in a tea cup....
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tsunami bulletin number 001
pacific tsunami warning center/noaa/nws
issued at 0845z 11 apr 2012
this bulletin is for all areas of the indian ocean.
... An indian-ocean-wide tsunami watch is in effect ...
A tsunami watch is in effect for
indonesia / india / sri lanka / australia / myanmar / thailand /
maldives / united kingdom / malaysia / mauritius / reunion /
seychelles / pakistan / somalia / oman / madagascar / iran /
uae / yemen / comores / bangladesh / tanzania / mozambique /
kenya / crozet islands / kerguelen islands / south africa /
singapore
this bulletin 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 - 0839z 11 apr 2012
coordinates - 2.0 north 92.5 east
location - off w coast of northern sumatra
magnitude - 8.7
evaluation
earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a
widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across
the entire indian ocean basin.
However - it is not known that a tsunami was generated. This
watch is based only on the earthquake evaluation. Authorities in
the region should take appropriate action in response to the
possibility of a widespread destructive tsunami.
Estimated initial tsunami wave arrival times at forecast points
within the warning and watch areas are given below. Actual
arrival times may differ and the initial wave may not be the
largest. A tsunami is a series of waves and the time between
successive waves can be five minutes to one hour.
additional bulletins will be issued by the pacific tsunami
warning center for this event as more information
becomes available.
The japan meteorological agency may issue additional information
for this event. In the case of conflicting information...the
more conservative information should be used for safety.
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