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IOTWS-TSP-INDIA-20161206-2203-001 (TYPE - I)

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1

IOTWS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER TSP INDIA

INDIAN NATIONAL TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING CENTRE (ITEWC)

Issued at: 2210 UTC Tuesday 06 December 2016

... PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION ...

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This bulletin applies to areas within and bordering the Indian Ocean.

It is issued by Tsunami Service Provider INDIA in support of the

UNESCO/IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS).

Earthquake Information
EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
Magnitude (Preferred) : 6.5 M (Moderate)
Network Magnitude(s): 6.7 (MLv), 6.3 (Mwp), 6.4 (Mw(Mwp)), 6.7 (mB), , 6.6 (Mw(mB)), 6.1 (mb), 6.5 (M)
Depth: 10 km
Date : 06 Dec 2016
Origin Time: 2203 UTC
Latitude: 5.26 N
Longitude: 96.24 E
Location: Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Land/ Ocean: Near Coast
Water Level Depth (if Ocean): NIL (Located at a distnace of 3 km from coastline on Land)
EVALUATION

Earthquakes of this size sometimes have small potential to generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along the coast located within 100 KM of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter 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.

The feedback received from the NTWC for the respective updated threat status of their area of responsibility can be found at: http://www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/NTWCStatusSummary.jsp
OTHER INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDERS

Other OITWS-TSPs may issue additional information at:

IOTWS-TSP AUSTRALIA: http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp

IOTWS-TSP INDONESIA: http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id

In case of conflicting information from IOTWS-TSPs, 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
TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE INDIAN OCEAN 

 
 Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS): 
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 Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) 
 http://ptwc.weather.gov/ 
   
 North West Pacific Tsunami Advisory Centre (NWPTAC) 
 http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/ 
   
 US National Tsunami Warning Centre (US NTWC) 
 http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/ 
   
 Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) 
 http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/ 
   
   
 Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAMTWS): 
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 French National Tsunami Warning Centre (CENALT) 
 http://www.info-tsunami.fr 
   
 Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens 
 http://www.gein.noa.gr/en/ 
   
 Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Turkey 
 http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/2/en/ 
   
   
 Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE EWS): 
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 Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) 
 http://ptwc.weather.gov/