TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
ISSUED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA)
ISSUED AT 1038 30 SEP 2009 (UTC)
... A REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...
1.EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
ORIGIN TIME : 1016 30 SEP 2009 (UTC)
COORDINATES : 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST
LOCATION : SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE : 7.7
2.EVALUATION
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
3.ESTIMATED TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIME
ONE HOUR OR LESS
INDONESIA:
INDIAN OCEAN COAST OF SUMATRA
ONE HOUR TO THREE HOURS
INDIA:
ALL COASTS OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
SRI LANKA:
ALL COASTS
INDONESIA:
MALACCA COAST OF SUMATRA
INDIAN OCEAN COAST OF JAWA
SOUTH COASTS OF LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS
AUSTRALIA:
COCOS ISLANDS
*TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIME IS ESTIMATED ONLY FROM EARTHQUAKE DATA
AND INDICATES THE TIME LAPSE BETWEEN ORIGIN TIME AND TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL TIME.
*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.
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TSUNAMI WATCH INFORMATION (TWI) IS PROVIDED TO THE COUNTRIES OF
THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION FROM JMA IN COOPERATION WITH PTWC OF US
ON AN INTERIM BASIS PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TSUNAMI
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN THE REGION. TWI SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A
REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR THE DISASTER PREVENTION AUTHORITIES OF THE
RECIPIENT COUNTRIES TO ISSUE TSUNAMI WARNINGS ON THEIR OWN
INITIATIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY.
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ISSUED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA)
ISSUED AT 1038 30 SEP 2009 (UTC)
... A REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...
1.EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
ORIGIN TIME : 1016 30 SEP 2009 (UTC)
COORDINATES : 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST
LOCATION : SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE : 7.7
2.EVALUATION
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
3.ESTIMATED TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIME
ONE HOUR OR LESS
INDONESIA:
INDIAN OCEAN COAST OF SUMATRA
ONE HOUR TO THREE HOURS
INDIA:
ALL COASTS OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
SRI LANKA:
ALL COASTS
INDONESIA:
MALACCA COAST OF SUMATRA
INDIAN OCEAN COAST OF JAWA
SOUTH COASTS OF LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS
AUSTRALIA:
COCOS ISLANDS
*TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIME IS ESTIMATED ONLY FROM EARTHQUAKE DATA
AND INDICATES THE TIME LAPSE BETWEEN ORIGIN TIME AND TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL TIME.
*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 OF
THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION FROM JMA IN COOPERATION WITH PTWC OF US
ON AN INTERIM BASIS PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TSUNAMI
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN THE REGION. TWI SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A
REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR THE DISASTER PREVENTION AUTHORITIES OF THE
RECIPIENT COUNTRIES TO ISSUE TSUNAMI WARNINGS ON THEIR OWN
INITIATIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY.
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