NTWC-INCOIS-20131122-0630-05 (TYPE - III Supplementary 02) TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE - INCOIS HYDERABAD (ITEWC) issued at: 0945 IST Friday 22 November 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... CONFIRMED TSUNAMI THREAT IN THE 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 M (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 Sea level observations have confirmed that a TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. Maximum wave amplitudes observed so far: Meulaboh (Indonesia) 4.3N 96.2E 0650IST 22 Nov 2013 3.6m Sabang (Indonesia) 5.8N 95.3E 0655IST 22 Nov 2013 4.0m CampbellBay(India) 6.9N 93.7E 0740IST 22 Nov 2013 4.0m Telukdalam (Indonesia) 0.6N 97.8E 0742IST 22 Nov 2013 2.5m Nancowry(India) 8.0N 93.5E 0828IST 22 Nov 2013 3.2m Padang (Indonesia) 0.9S 100.4E 0831IST 22 Nov 2013 0.5m Ko Taphao Noi (Thailand) 7.8N 98.4E 0844IST 22 Nov 2013 3.9m AerialBay(India) 13.6N 93.0E 0847IST 22 Nov 2013 3.2m Trinconmalee (Sri Lanka) 8.6N 81.2E 0847IST 22 Nov 2013 3.8m Machlipattnam(India) 16.2N 81.2E 0850IST 22 Nov 2013 2.8m Chennai(India) 13.1N 80.3E 0855IST 22 Nov 2013 2.5m Cocos Island (Australia) 12.1S 96.9E 0900IST 22 Nov 2013 2.0m Nagapattinam(India) 10.8N 79.8E 0902IST 22 Nov 2013 2.7m Colombo (Sri Lanka) 7.0N 79.8E 0902IST 22 Nov 2013 1.0m 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 0638IST 22 Nov 2013 12.2 m Warning KOMATRA & KATCHAL ISLAND 0658IST 22 Nov 2013 10.5 m Warning NICOBAR 0714IST 22 Nov 2013 7.0 m Warning LITTLE ANDAMAN 0737IST 22 Nov 2013 5.5 m Warning PORT BLAIR 0741IST 22 Nov 2013 5.7 m Warning HAVELOCK 0746IST 22 Nov 2013 3.7 m Warning NORTH SENTINEL ISLAND 0748IST 22 Nov 2013 5.5 m Warning DIGLIPUR 0802IST 22 Nov 2013 3.5 m Warning RANGATH BAY 0803IST 22 Nov 2013 5.0 m Warning WEST & LANDFALL ISLAND 0816IST 22 Nov 2013 3.3 m Warning FLAT ISLAND 0818IST 22 Nov 2013 4.1 m Warning CUDDALORE; PONDICHERRY; VILLUPURAM 0907IST 22 Nov 2013 5.8 m Warning KANCHIPURAM 0914IST 22 Nov 2013 6.2 m Warning NAGAPATTINAM TO RAMESHWARAM 0917IST 22 Nov 2013 4.8 m Warning KRISHNA 0918IST 22 Nov 2013 4.7 m Warning NELLORE 0919IST 22 Nov 2013 3.8 m Warning CHENNAI; TIRUVALLUR 0921IST 22 Nov 2013 4.7 m Warning EAST & WEST GODAVARI 0922IST 22 Nov 2013 3.8 m Warning PRAKASAM; GUNTUR 0923IST 22 Nov 2013 4.9 m Warning VISAKHAPATNAM; VIZIANAGARAM 0933IST 22 Nov 2013 4.5 m Warning SRIKAKULAM 0934IST 22 Nov 2013 5.9 m Warning PURI 0935IST 22 Nov 2013 3.8 m Warning TUTICORIN 0937IST 22 Nov 2013 3.0 m Warning RAMANATHAPURAM SOUTH 0937IST 22 Nov 2013 2.4 m Warning JAGATSINGHAPUR 0938IST 22 Nov 2013 2.5 m Warning GANJAM 0946IST 22 Nov 2013 4.5 m Warning KENDRAPARA; BHADRAK; BALESHWAR 0950IST 22 Nov 2013 2.4 m Warning TIRUNELVELI 0954IST 22 Nov 2013 3.2 m Warning KOLLAM 1004IST 22 Nov 2013 2.5 m Warning THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 1005IST 22 Nov 2013 2.6 m Warning KANYAKUMARI 1008IST 22 Nov 2013 4.0 m Warning MINICOY 1013IST 22 Nov 2013 1.6 m Alert ALAPPUZHA 1014IST 22 Nov 2013 2.2 m Warning PURBA MEDINIPUR; SOUTH & NORTH 24 PARGANAS 1022IST 22 Nov 2013 2.2 m Warning ANDROTH 1026IST 22 Nov 2013 1.2 m Alert KAVARATTI 1038IST 22 Nov 2013 1.2 m Alert AGATTI 1047IST 22 Nov 2013 1.4 m Alert MALAPPURAM; THRISSUR; ERNAKULAM 1048IST 22 Nov 2013 1.8 m Alert AMINI 1051IST 22 Nov 2013 1.1 m Alert KOZHIKODE 1109IST 22 Nov 2013 1.5 m Alert KANNUR 1119IST 22 Nov 2013 1.6 m Alert KASARAGOD 1124IST 22 Nov 2013 1.4 m Alert UDUPI; DAKSHIN KANNADA 1141IST 22 Nov 2013 1.5 m Alert UTTAR KANNADA 1217IST 22 Nov 2013 2.2 m Warning SINDHUDURG 1234IST 22 Nov 2013 1.3 m Alert NORTH & SOUTH GOA 1236IST 22 Nov 2013 1.3 m Alert RATNAGIRI 1257IST 22 Nov 2013 1.2 m Alert RAIGAD 1739IST 22 Nov 2013 1.4 m Alert PORBANDAR 1750IST 22 Nov 2013 0.8 m Alert JUNAGADH; DIU 1753IST 22 Nov 2013 0.9 m Alert JAMNAGAR 1758IST 22 Nov 2013 0.9 m Alert KUTCH 1809IST 22 Nov 2013 0.8 m Alert MUMBAI; THANE 1813IST 22 Nov 2013 0.8 m Alert AMRELI 1838IST 22 Nov 2013 0.7 m Alert BHAVNAGAR; KHEDA; BHARUCH; SURAT; VALSAD 1915IST 22 Nov 2013 0.9 m Alert 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