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    Large Aceh quake triggers tsunami warning

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    An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 has struck under the sea off Indonesia's northern Aceh province.
    The quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian Ocean region.
    The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it was not yet known whether a tsunami had been generated, but said authorities should "take appropriate action".
    The region is regularly hit by earthquakes. The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed 170,000 people in Aceh.


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    eranga_rama

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    Large Aceh quake triggers Indian Ocean tsunami warning

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    An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.9 has struck under the sea off Indonesia's northern Aceh province.
    The quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian Ocean region.
    The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it was not yet known whether a tsunami had been generated, but advised authorities to "take appropriate action".
    The region is regularly hit by earthquakes. The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed 170,000 people in Aceh.
    The US Geological Survey, which documents quakes worldwide, said the Aceh quake was centred 33km (20 miles) under the sea about 495km from Banda Aceh, the provincial capital.
    The tsunami centre's warning said quakes of such a magnitude "have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Indian Ocean basin".
    Reuters reports that people in the region were making their way to higher ground.
     

    crazybuddy

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    WEIO21 PHEB 110845
    TSUIOX

    TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
    PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
    ISSUED AT 0845Z 11 APR 2012

    THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

    ... AN INDIAN-OCEAN-WIDE TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...

    A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

    INDONESIA / INDIA / SRI LANKA / AUSTRALIA / MYANMAR / THAILAND /
    MALDIVES / UNITED KINGDOM / MALAYSIA / MAURITIUS / REUNION /
    SEYCHELLES / PAKISTAN / SOMALIA / OMAN / MADAGASCAR / IRAN /
    UAE / YEMEN / COMORES / BANGLADESH / TANZANIA / MOZAMBIQUE /
    KENYA / CROZET ISLANDS / KERGUELEN ISLANDS / SOUTH AFRICA /
    SINGAPORE

    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 - 0839Z 11 APR 2012
    COORDINATES - 2.0 NORTH 92.5 EAST
    LOCATION - OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
    MAGNITUDE - 8.7

    EVALUATION

    EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A
    WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN AFFECT COASTLINES ACROSS
    THE ENTIRE INDIAN OCEAN BASIN.

    HOWEVER - IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS
    WATCH IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AUTHORITIES IN
    THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE
    POSSIBILITY OF A WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI.

    ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
    WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
    ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
    LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
    SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

    LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
    -------------------------------- ------------ ------------
    INDONESIA SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 0921Z 11 APR

    BANDA_ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 0931Z 11 APR


    SIBERUT 1.5S 98.7E 0941Z 11 APR


    PADANG 0.9S 100.1E 1017Z 11 APR


    BENGKULU 3.9S 102.0E 1038Z 11 APR


    CILACAP 7.8S 108.9E 1205Z 11 APR


    BANDAR_LAMPUNG 5.7S 105.3E 1213Z 11 APR


    BALI 8.7S 115.3E 1253Z 11 APR


    KUPANG 10.0S 123.4E 1338Z 11 APR


    BELAWAN 3.8N 98.8E 1348Z 11 APR


    BALI 8.7S 115.3E 1253Z 11 APR


    INDIA GREAT_NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 0937Z 11 APR


    LITTLE_ANDAMAN 10.7N 92.3E 1016Z 11 APR


    PORT_BLAIR 11.9N 92.7E 1032Z 11 APR


    NORTH_ANDAMAN 13.3N 92.6E 1052Z 11 APR


    CHENNAI 13.4N 80.4E 1127Z 11 APR


    KAKINADA 17.2N 82.7E 1205Z 11 APR


    TRIVANDRUM 8.3N 76.9E 1208Z 11 APR


    MANGALORE 13.3N 74.4E 1336Z 11 APR


    BOMBAY 18.8N 72.6E 1608Z 11 APR


    GULF_OF_KUTCH 22.7N 68.9E 1634Z 11 APR


    SRI LANKA DONDRA_HEAD 5.9N 80.6E 1039Z 11 APR


    TRINCOMALEE 8.7N 81.3E 1051Z 11 APR


    COLOMBO 6.9N 79.8E 1120Z 11 APR


    JAFFNA 9.9N 80.0E 1231Z 11 APR


    AUSTRALIA COCOS_ISLAND 12.1S 96.7E 1045Z 11 APR


    NORTH_WEST_CAPE 21.5S 113.9E 1314Z 11 APR


    CAPE_INSPIRATIO 25.9S 113.0E 1413Z 11 APR


    PERTH 32.0S 115.3E 1420Z 11 APR


    AUGUSTA 34.3S 114.7E 1440Z 11 APR


    GERALDTOWN 28.6S 114.3E 1459Z 11 APR


    CAPE_LEVEQUE 16.1S 122.6E 1506Z 11 APR


    ESPERANCE 34.0S 121.8E 1615Z 11 APR


    KINGSTON_SOUTH_ 37.0S 139.4E 1748Z 11 APR


    HEARD_ISLAND 54.0S 73.5E 1802Z 11 APR


    EUCLA_MOTEL 31.8S 128.9E 1836Z 11 APR


    HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 1901Z 11 APR


    DARWIN 12.1S 130.7E 1935Z 11 APR


    MYANMAR CHEDUBA_ISLAND 18.9N 93.4E 1149Z 11 APR


    CHEDUBA_ISLAND 18.9N 93.4E 1149Z 11 APR


    PYINKAYAING 15.9N 94.3E 1150Z 11 APR


    SITTWE 20.0N 92.9E 1226Z 11 APR


    MERGUI 12.8N 98.4E 1316Z 11 APR


    YANGON 16.5N 96.4E 1507Z 11 APR


    THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 1118Z 11 APR


    KO_PHRA_THONG 9.1N 98.2E 1223Z 11 APR


    KO_TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 1256Z 11 APR


    MALDIVES GAN 0.6S 73.2E 1137Z 11 APR


    MINICOV 8.3N 73.0E 1210Z 11 APR


    MALE 4.2N 73.6E 1211Z 11 APR

     

    crazybuddy

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    UNITED KINGDOM DIEGO_GARCIA 7.3S 72.4E 1153Z 11 APR

    MALAYSIA GEORGETOWN 5.4N 100.1E 1311Z 11 APR


    PORT_DICKSON 2.5N 101.7E 1810Z 11 APR


    MAURITIUS PORT_LOUIS 20.0S 57.3E 1455Z 11 APR


    REUNION ST_DENIS 20.8S 55.2E 1512Z 11 APR


    SEYCHELLES VICTORIA 4.5S 55.6E 1516Z 11 APR


    PAKISTAN GWADAR 25.1N 62.4E 1536Z 11 APR


    KARACHI 24.7N 66.9E 1644Z 11 APR


    SOMALIA CAPE_GUARO 11.9N 51.4E 1539Z 11 APR


    HILALAYA 6.4N 49.1E 1540Z 11 APR


    MOGADISHU 2.0N 45.5E 1558Z 11 APR


    KAAMBOONI 1.5S 41.9E 1623Z 11 APR


    OMAN MUSCAT 23.9N 58.6E 1540Z 11 APR


    SALALAH 16.9N 54.1E 1547Z 11 APR


    DUQM 19.7N 57.8E 1556Z 11 APR


    MADAGASCAR ANTSIRANANA 12.1S 49.5E 1544Z 11 APR


    TOAMASINA 17.8S 49.6E 1551Z 11 APR


    MANAKARA 22.2S 48.2E 1610Z 11 APR


    MAHAJANGA 15.4S 46.2E 1653Z 11 APR


    CAP_STE_MARIE 25.8S 45.2E 1713Z 11 APR


    TOLIARA 23.4S 43.6E 1733Z 11 APR


    IRAN GAVATER 25.0N 61.3E 1546Z 11 APR


    UAE FUJAIRAH 25.1N 56.4E 1621Z 11 APR


    YEMEN AL_MUKALLA 14.5N 49.2E 1626Z 11 APR


    ADEN 13.0N 45.2E 1726Z 11 APR


    COMORES MORONI 11.6S 43.3E 1644Z 11 APR


    BANGLADESH CHITTAGONG 22.7N 91.2E 1651Z 11 APR


    TANZANIA LINDI 9.8S 39.9E 1659Z 11 APR


    DAR_ES_SALAAM 6.7S 39.4E 1732Z 11 APR


    MOZAMBIQUE CABO_DELGADO 10.7S 40.7E 1701Z 11 APR


    ANGOCHE 15.5S 40.6E 1720Z 11 APR


    QUELIMANE 18.0S 37.1E 1841Z 11 APR


    MAPUTO 25.9S 32.8E 1959Z 11 APR


    BEIRA 19.9S 35.1E 2016Z 11 APR


    KENYA MOMBASA 4.0S 39.7E 1706Z 11 APR


    CROZET ISLANDS CROZET_ISLANDS 46.4S 51.8E 1733Z 11 APR


    KERGUELEN ISLAN PORT_AUX_FRANCA 49.0S 69.1E 1815Z 11 APR


    SOUTH AFRICA PRINCE_EDWARD_I 46.6S 37.6E 1907Z 11 APR


    DURBAN 29.8S 31.2E 1910Z 11 APR


    PORT_ELIZABETH 33.9S 25.8E 2006Z 11 APR


    CAPE_TOWN 34.1S 18.0E 2109Z 11 APR


    SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 1.2N 103.8E 2351Z 11 APR



    ADDITIONAL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
    WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT AS MORE 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.