Sri Lanka Earthquake 6.0

lkdood

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6.0 Earthquake near Sri Lanka :shocked:

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Magnitude 6.0 SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 20:33:10 UTC


Distances

1155 km (710 miles) SSE of
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
1155 km (720 miles) SSE of
Kandy, Sri Lanka
1185 km (730 miles) SSE of
Negombo, Sri Lanka
1365 km (850 miles) SE of
MALE, Maldives

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tvb3.html
 
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nismok

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    TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
    PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
    ISSUED AT 0107Z 14 MAR 2010

    THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

    ... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

    THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

    THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
    NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
    DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
    ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

    AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

    ORIGIN TIME - 0058Z 14 MAR 2010
    COORDINATES - 1.8 SOUTH 128.2 EAST
    LOCATION - HALMAHERA INDONESIA
    MAGNITUDE - 6.5

    EVALUATION

    A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON
    HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

    HOWEVER - THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL TSUNAMI
    THAT COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED
    KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE
    REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS
    POSSIBILITY.

    THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
    WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    BECOMES AVAILABLE.

    THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    FOR THIS EVENT. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE
    MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.
     

    kosandpol

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  • Jun 10, 2008
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    1155 km (710 miles) SSE of COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
    1155 km (720 miles) SSE of Kandy, Sri Lanka
    1185 km (730 miles) SSE of Negombo, Sri Lanka

    This is near SL ??
     

    kosandpol

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  • Jun 10, 2008
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    your report says Halamahera, Indonesia.
    That's located here :
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    are area is shown with the yellow star.

    Here's a close up map :
    raja-ampat-halmahera-lembeh-trip-map.gif


    This is nowhere near SL.
    Even if a tsunami was generated, it will effect western Java and wont even reach us.