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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ahamednishadh" data-source="post: 5359345" data-attributes="member: 4368">JUST GOT THIS MESSAGE FROM THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER. AN EARTHQUAKE OF 6.9 MAGNITUDE HAS OCCOURED AND A WATCH FOR TSUNAMI IS NOW IN AFFECT. IF ANY UPDATES ARE RECEIVED, ILL POST IT HERE!!UPDATEa small tsunami was observed but it is non destructive hence there is no need to worry.================================TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWSISSUED AT 0847Z 16 AUG 2009THIS 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.  ONLYNATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKEDECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA ANDANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME -  0738Z 16 AUG 2009 COORDINATES -   1.6 SOUTH   99.4 EAST LOCATION    -  SOUTHERN SUMATRA  INDONESIA MAGNITUDE   -  6.9MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  ----- PADANG ID             0.9S 100.4E  0815Z   0.18M /  0.6FT  08MIN LAT  - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON  - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.       IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.       VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER  - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.EVALUATION A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. A SMALL NON-DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS OBSERVED AT PADANG TIDE GAUGE. 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 FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI==================================================================================TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 ISSUED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA) ISSUED AT 0802 16 AUG 2009 (UTC) ... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...1.EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION ORIGIN TIME : 0738 16 AUG 2009 (UTC) COORDINATES : 1.6 SOUTH 99.4 EAST LOCATION    : SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA MAGNITUDE   : 6.92.EVALUATION THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.*THIS WILL BE THE FINAL INFORMATION UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION AND ESTIMATED TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIME BY RE-EVALUATION OF THE EARTHQUAKE OR THERE ARE REPORTS ON TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS.*****************************************************************TSUNAMI WATCH INFORMATION (TWI) IS PROVIDED TO THE COUNTRIES OFTHE INDIAN OCEAN REGION FROM JMA IN COOPERATION WITH PTWC OF USON AN INTERIM BASIS PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TSUNAMIEARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN THE REGION.  TWI SHOULD BE REGARDED AS AREFERENCE MATERIAL FOR THE DISASTER PREVENTION AUTHORITIES OF THERECIPIENT COUNTRIES TO ISSUE TSUNAMI WARNINGS ON THEIR OWNINITIATIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY.*****************************************************************=============================================</blockquote>

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