NTWC-INCOIS-20120310-1130-001  (TYPE - I) 
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 TEST TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 
 INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE � INCOIS HYDERABAD (ITEWC) 
 issued at:  	 1136 IST Saturday 10 March 2012 
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   ... EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION BULLETIN ...   
   
 1. EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION  
   
 *** THIS IS A COMMUNICATIONS TEST OF THE INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM *** 
 *** THIS IS NOT A REAL TSUNAMI EVENT *** 
   
 ITEWC INCOIS detected an TEST earthquake with the following preliminary  
 information: 
   
 Magnitude:  	 8.5 M (Great) 
 Depth: 	 10  km 
 Date:  	 10 Mar 2012 
 Origin Time:  	 1130 IST 
 Latitude: 	 7.2 N 
 Longitude: 	 92.9 E 
 Location: 	 Nicobar, India  
   
 2. EVALUATION 
   
 Earthquakes of this size sometimes have potential to generate 
 tsunamis. However, so far there is no confirmation about the 
 triggering of a tsunami. An investigation is under way to determine 
 if a tsunami has been triggered.  ITEWC INCOIS will monitor sea level 
 gauges near epicenter and report if any tsunami wave activity has 
 occurred. 
   

 3. ADVICE 
   
 This is only a Heads-up message to the national/state/local 
 authorities and disaster management offices. No immediate public 
 action is required.  This Bulletin is being issued as an advice. 
 Only national/state/local authorities and disaster management offices 
 have the authority to make decisions regarding the official threat 
 status in their coastal area and any action to be taken in response. 
   
 4. UPDATES  
   
 Additional bulletins will be issued by ITEWC INCOIS for this event as 
 more information becomes available. 
   
   
 5. CONTACT INFORMATION 
   
 Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) 
 Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) 
 Address:"Ocean Valley", Pragathi Nagar (BO), Nizampet (SO), 
 Hyderabad - 500 090, India. 
 Tel:    91-40-23895011 
 Fax:    91-40-23895012 
 Email: tsunami@incois.gov.in 
 Website: www.incois.gov.in 
   
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