TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2005Z 10 AUG 2009
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.
... A REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
INDIA / MYANMAR / INDONESIA / THAILAND / BANGLADESH
FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.
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 - 1956Z 10 AUG 2009
COORDINATES - 14.1 NORTH 93.0 EAST
LOCATION - ANDAMAN ISLANDS INDIA REGION
MAGNITUDE - 7.7
EVALUATION
EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A
DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI AND SOMETIMES A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL
TSUNAMI ALONG COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A THOUSAND
KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AREAS FURTHER FROM THE
EPICENTER COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR
UNUSUAL COASTAL CURRENTS.
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 THIS
POSSIBILITY. THE WATCH WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE
INDIAN OCEAN UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH
AN EXPANSION.
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.
LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
INDIA NORTH ANDAMAN 13.3N 92.6E 2021Z 10 AUG
LITTLE ANDAMAN 10.7N 92.3E 2053Z 10 AUG
PORT BLAIR 11.9N 92.7E 2121Z 10 AUG
GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 2136Z 10 AUG
KAKINADA 17.2N 82.7E 2205Z 10 AUG
BALESHWAR 21.6N 87.3E 2231Z 10 AUG
MYANMAR PYINKAYAING 15.9N 94.3E 2047Z 10 AUG
CHEDUBA ISLAND 18.9N 93.4E 2100Z 10 AUG
SITTWE 20.0N 92.9E 2135Z 10 AUG
MERGUI 12.8N 98.4E 2243Z 10 AUG
YANGON 16.5N 96.4E 2321Z 10 AUG
INDONESIA BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 2204Z 10 AUG
THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 2244Z 10 AUG
KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 2257Z 10 AUG
KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 0012Z 11 AUG
BANGLADESH CHITTAGONG 22.7N 91.2E 2340Z 10 AUG
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.
National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications
Emergency and Disaster Information Services (EDIS)
Budapest Hungary
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=155023
| EDIS Number: | EQ-20090810-155023-IN | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 7.6 | ||||||||||
| Mercalli scale: | 10 | ||||||||||
| Date-Time [UTC]: | 10 August, 2009 at 19:55:39 UTC | ||||||||||
| Local Date/Time: | Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 01:15 at night at epicenter | ||||||||||
| Location: | 14° 0.600, 92° 55.200 | ||||||||||
| Depth: | 33 km (20.51 miles) | ||||||||||
| Region: | Asia | ||||||||||
| Country: | India | ||||||||||
| Distances: | 257.8 km (160.19 miles) E of Bamboo Flat, Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||||||||||
| Source: | RSOE-EMSC | ||||||||||
| Generated Tsunami: | Not or no data! | ||||||||||
| Damage: | Not or not data! | ||||||||||
| Additional information (Radius of 100 km) | |||||||||||
| Nuclear Power Plant: | None Nuclear Power Plant in the 100-kilometer radius. | ||||||||||
| Airport: | None airport in the 100-kilometer radius. | ||||||||||
| Volcanoes: |
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| The potential impact of the earthquake | |||||||||||
| Most buildings and their foundations are destroyed. Some bridges are destroyed. Dams are seriously damaged. Large landslides occur. Water is thrown on the banks of canals, rivers, lakes. The ground cracks in large areas. Railroad tracks are bent slightly. | |||||||||||
