TSUNAMI ADVISORY BULLETIN (Regional)

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RTSP-INDIA-20111005-1000-001 (TYPE - I)

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER O1

REGIONAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY SERVICE PROVIDER RTSP INDIA (ITEWC)

Issued at: 1208 UTC Wednesday 05 October 2011

*** THIS IS A COMMUNICATIONS TEST OF THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM ***

*** THIS IS NOT A REAL TSUNAMI EVENT ***

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Earthquake Information

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
Magnitude (Preferred) :	9.2 M (Great)
Network Magnitude(s):	9.2 (M)
Depth:	10 km
Date :	05 Oct 2011
Origin Time:	1000 UTC
Latitude:	3.3 N
Longitude:	95.96 E
Location:	test for RTSP PUB Bulletins
Land/ Ocean:	Ocean part
Water Level Depth (if Ocean):	1309 m

EVALUATION
Earthquakes of this size sometimes have potential to generate Ocean-wide tsunamis that can be destructive along the entire coastline of Indian ocean. Authorities in the region should be aware of this possibility. 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. RTSP INDIA will monitor sea level gauges near epicenter and report if any tsunami wave activity has occurred.

EVALUATION

Earthquakes of this size sometimes have potential to generate Ocean-wide tsunamis that can be destructive along the entire coastline of Indian ocean. Authorities in the region should be aware of this possibility. 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.

RTSP INDIA will monitor sea level gauges near epicenter and report if any tsunami wave activity has occurred.

ADVICE
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. For more detailed information, please refer to the advisories issued by respective National Tsunami Warning Centers (NTWCs) of IOTWS member states.

ADVICE

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.

For more detailed information, please refer to the advisories issued by respective National Tsunami Warning Centers (NTWCs) of IOTWS member states.

UPDATES
Additional bulletins will be issued by RTSP INDIA for this event as more information becomes available. Other RTSPs may issue additional information at: RTSP AUSTRALIA: http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp RTSP INDONESIA: http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id In case of conflicting information from RTSPs or the IAS (PTWC, JMA), the more conservative information should be used for safety.

UPDATES

Additional bulletins will be issued by RTSP INDIA for this event as more information becomes available.

Other RTSPs may issue additional information at:

RTSP AUSTRALIA: http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp

RTSP INDONESIA: http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id

In case of conflicting information from RTSPs or the IAS (PTWC, JMA), the more conservative information should be used for safety.

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

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

Elapsed Time: This Earthquake happened 02 Hours, 07 Minutes, 37 Seconds ago

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