NTWC-INCOIS-20131122-0630-002 (TYPE - II) TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEST BULLETIN 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE - INCOIS HYDERABAD (ITEWC) issued at: 0645 IST Friday 22 November 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT FOR INDIAN COAST ... 1. EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION (Revised) *** THIS IS A COMMUNICATIONS TEST OF THE INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM *** *** THIS IS NOT A REAL TSUNAMI EVENT *** ITEWC INCOIS issuing TEST earthquake with the following TEST parameters: Magnitude: 9.0 Mw(mB) (Great) Depth: 10 km Date: 22 Nov 2013 Origin Time: 0630 IST Latitude: 3.35 N Longitude: 95.96 E Location: Northern Sumatra 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 will monitor sea level gauges and report if any tsunami wave activity has occurred. Based on pre-run model scenarios, the zones listed below are POTENTIALLY UNDER THREAT. 3. TSUNAMI THREAT FOR THE INDIAN COAST The list below shows the forecast arrival time of the first wave estimated to exceed 0.02 m amplitude in case of "watch", 0.5 m amplitude in case of "Alert & Warning" at the beach in each zone, and the amplitude of the maximum beach wave predicted for the zone. Zones where the estimated wave amplitudes are less than 0.2m at the beach are not shown. The list is grouped by State (alphabetic order) and ordered according to the earliest estimated times of arrival at the beach. Please be aware that actual wave arrival times may differ from those below, 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. The threat is deemed to have passed two hours after the forecast time for last exceedance of the 0.5m threat threshold for a zone. As local conditions can cause a wide variation in tsunami wave action, CANCELLATION of national warnings and ALL CLEAR determination must be made by national/state/local authorities. INDIRA POINT GREAT & LITTLE NICOBAR ISLAND 0656IST 22 Nov 2013 12.1 m Warning KOMATRA & KATCHAL ISLAND 0716IST 22 Nov 2013 12.3 m Warning NICOBAR 0735IST 22 Nov 2013 5.0 m Alert LITTLE ANDAMAN 0756IST 22 Nov 2013 5.9 m Alert PORT BLAIR 0800IST 22 Nov 2013 5.8 m Alert HAVELOCK 0805IST 22 Nov 2013 3.2 m Alert NORTH SENTINEL ISLAND 0806IST 22 Nov 2013 4.4 m Alert DIGLIPUR 0820IST 22 Nov 2013 2.1 m Alert RANGATH BAY 0822IST 22 Nov 2013 5.0 m Alert WEST & LANDFALL ISLAND 0830IST 22 Nov 2013 2.5 m Alert FLAT ISLAND 0832IST 22 Nov 2013 2.9 m Alert CUDDALORE; PONDICHERRY; VILLUPURAM 0920IST 22 Nov 2013 5.6 m Alert KANCHIPURAM 0928IST 22 Nov 2013 4.8 m Alert NAGAPATTINAM TO RAMESHWARAM 0930IST 22 Nov 2013 3.6 m Alert NELLORE 0934IST 22 Nov 2013 4.0 m Alert KRISHNA 0935IST 22 Nov 2013 4.8 m Alert CHENNAI; TIRUVALLUR 0936IST 22 Nov 2013 4.2 m Alert PRAKASAM; GUNTUR 0939IST 22 Nov 2013 4.4 m Alert EAST & WEST GODAVARI 0939IST 22 Nov 2013 4.0 m Alert TUTICORIN 0944IST 22 Nov 2013 2.3 m Alert RAMANATHAPURAM SOUTH 0944IST 22 Nov 2013 2.3 m Alert SRIKAKULAM 0951IST 22 Nov 2013 4.7 m Alert VISAKHAPATNAM; VIZIANAGARAM 0951IST 22 Nov 2013 4.0 m Alert PURI 0953IST 22 Nov 2013 2.7 m Alert JAGATSINGHAPUR 0956IST 22 Nov 2013 2.9 m Alert TIRUNELVELI 1001IST 22 Nov 2013 2.1 m Alert GANJAM 1004IST 22 Nov 2013 3.5 m Alert KENDRAPARA; BHADRAK; BALESHWAR 1007IST 22 Nov 2013 2.7 m Alert KOLLAM 1012IST 22 Nov 2013 2.0 m Alert THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 1013IST 22 Nov 2013 1.9 m Watch KANYAKUMARI 1015IST 22 Nov 2013 2.9 m Alert MINICOY 1019IST 22 Nov 2013 1.1 m Watch ALAPPUZHA 1021IST 22 Nov 2013 2.0 m Alert ANDROTH 1034IST 22 Nov 2013 0.9 m Watch PURBA MEDINIPUR; SOUTH & NORTH 24 PARGANAS 1038IST 22 Nov 2013 1.9 m Watch KAVARATTI 1047IST 22 Nov 2013 0.8 m Watch AGATTI 1055IST 22 Nov 2013 1.0 m Watch AMINI 1100IST 22 Nov 2013 0.8 m Watch MALAPPURAM; THRISSUR; ERNAKULAM 1101IST 22 Nov 2013 1.8 m Watch KASARAGOD 1200IST 22 Nov 2013 1.0 m Watch UDUPI; DAKSHIN KANNADA 1332IST 22 Nov 2013 1.0 m Watch UTTAR KANNADA 1337IST 22 Nov 2013 2.0 m Watch SINDHUDURG 1341IST 22 Nov 2013 1.1 m Watch RATNAGIRI 1349IST 22 Nov 2013 1.0 m Watch KOZHIKODE 1453IST 22 Nov 2013 1.5 m Watch KANNUR 1454IST 22 Nov 2013 1.8 m Watch NORTH & SOUTH GOA 1630IST 22 Nov 2013 1.2 m Watch RAIGAD 1742IST 22 Nov 2013 1.1 m Watch PORBANDAR 1752IST 22 Nov 2013 0.7 m Watch JUNAGADH; DIU 1755IST 22 Nov 2013 0.8 m Watch JAMNAGAR 1756IST 22 Nov 2013 0.9 m Watch KUTCH 1815IST 22 Nov 2013 0.6 m Watch MUMBAI; THANE 1819IST 22 Nov 2013 0.5 m Watch AMRELI 1838IST 22 Nov 2013 0.6 m Watch BHAVNAGAR; KHEDA; BHARUCH; SURAT; VALSAD 2127IST 22 Nov 2013 0.7 m Watch 4. ADVICE For regions under WARNING (RED), public should be advised to move in-land towards higher grounds. Vessels should move into deep ocean. For regions under ALERT (Orange), public should be advised to avoid beaches and low-lying coastal areas. Vessels should move into deep ocean For regions under WATCH (Yellow), no immediate action is required This bulletin is being issued as advice. Only national/state/local authorities and disaster management officers have the authority to make decisions regarding the official threat and warning status in their coastal areas and any action to be taken in response. 5. UPDATES Additional bulletins will be issued by ITEWC INCOIS for this event as more information becomes available. 6. 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 END OF TEST BULLETIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST