NBT TV Phuket Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/paci...9.12.113418.txt TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1135Z ( 1835 thai time) 12 SEP 2007 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ... THIS BULLETIN 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 - 1110Z 12 SEP 2007 COORDINATES - 4.5 SOUTH 101.3 EAST DEPTH - SHALLOW LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.9 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. WARNING... THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A WIDELY DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IN THE OCEAN OR SEAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE. AUTHORITIES IN THOSE REGIONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THIS ACTION SHOULD INCLUDE EVACUATION OF COASTS WITHIN A THOUSAND KILOMETERS OF THE EPICENTER AND CLOSE MONITORING TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR EVACUATION FURTHER AWAY. THIS CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN THREE HOURS OF THE EARTHQUAKE. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 wow....do keep us posted! and keep your ears open for the sirens all you folks on the beach! stay safe everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tywais Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 "JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 in magnitude struck Wednesday near southern Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said." More at CNN News and BBC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBT TV Phuket Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indi...9.12.115317.txt TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1153Z 12 SEP 2007 THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. ... AN INDIAN-OCEAN-WIDE TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ... NOTE REVISED MAGNITUDE A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INDONESIA / AUSTRALIA / INDIA / SRI LANKA / THAILAND / UNITED KINGDOM / MALDIVES / MYANMAR / MALAYSIA / BANGLADESH / MAURITIUS / REUNION / SEYCHELLES / MADAGASCAR / SOMALIA / OMAN / PAKISTAN / IRAN / YEMEN / COMORES / CROZET ISLANDS / MOZAMBIQUE / KENYA / TANZANIA / 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 - 1110Z 12 SEP 2007 COORDINATES - 4.5 SOUTH 101.3 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 8.2 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. DUE TO ONLY LIMITED SEA LEVEL DATA FROM THE REGION IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS CENTER TO RAPIDLY NOR ACCURATELY EVALUATE THE STRENGTH OF A TSUNAMI IF ONE HAS BEEN GENERATED. 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 BENGKULU 3.9S 102.0E 1123Z 12 SEP SIBERUT 1.5S 98.7E 1203Z 12 SEP PADANG 0.9S 100.1E 1214Z 12 SEP BANDAR LAMPUNG 5.7S 105.3E 1242Z 12 SEP SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 1243Z 12 SEP CILACAP 7.8S 108.9E 1307Z 12 SEP BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 1329Z 12 SEP BALI 8.7S 115.3E 1345Z 12 SEP KUPANG 10.0S 123.4E 1453Z 12 SEP BELAWAN 3.8N 99.0E 1703Z 12 SEP AUSTRALIA CHRISTMAS IS 10.4S 105.4E 1220Z 12 SEP COCOS ISLAND 12.1S 96.7E 1234Z 12 SEP NORTH WEST CAPE 21.5S 113.9E 1429Z 12 SEP CAPE INSPIRATIO 25.9S 113.0E 1526Z 12 SEP CAPE LEVEQUE 16.1S 122.6E 1542Z 12 SEP PERTH 32.0S 115.3E 1545Z 12 SEP AUGUSTA 34.3S 114.7E 1559Z 12 SEP GERALDTOWN 28.6S 114.3E 1603Z 12 SEP ESPERANCE 34.0S 121.8E 1726Z 12 SEP KINGSTON SOUTH 37.0S 139.4E 1906Z 12 SEP EUCLA MOTEL 31.8S 128.9E 1934Z 12 SEP DARWIN 12.1S 130.7E 1948Z 12 SEP HEARD ISLAND 54.0S 73.5E 1955Z 12 SEP HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 2015Z 12 SEP INDIA GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 1338Z 12 SEP LITTLE ANDAMAN 10.7N 92.3E 1421Z 12 SEP PORT BLAIR 12.0N 92.5E 1440Z 12 SEP NORTH ANDAMAN 13.3N 92.6E 1453Z 12 SEP CHENNAI 13.4N 80.4E 1540Z 12 SEP KAKINADA 17.2N 82.7E 1604Z 12 SEP TRIVANDRUM 8.3N 76.9E 1608Z 12 SEP BALESHWAR 21.6N 87.3E 1701Z 12 SEP MANGALORE 13.3N 74.4E 1732Z 12 SEP BOMBAY 18.8N 72.6E 2005Z 12 SEP GULF OF KUTCH 22.7N 68.9E 2019Z 12 SEP SRI LANKA DONDRA HEAD 5.8N 80.5E 1447Z 12 SEP TRINCOMALEE 8.7N 81.3E 1502Z 12 SEP COLOMBO 6.9N 79.8E 1515Z 12 SEP JAFFNA 9.9N 80.0E 1625Z 12 SEP THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 1508Z (2208 thai time) 12 SEP KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 1554Z 12 SEP KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 1626Z 12 SEP Edited September 12, 2007 by TV Channel 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 fo the next few hours i'd go to high ground just to be safe if i were you ............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baabaabobo Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 8.2 now. So where are the sirens or sms messages? KEEP AWAY FROM THE SEA - JUST IN CASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZ Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Updated Bulletin: TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1230Z 12 SEP 2007 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 / AUSTRALIA / INDIA / SRI LANKA / THAILAND / UNITED KINGDOM / MALDIVES / MYANMAR / MALAYSIA / BANGLADESH / MAURITIUS / REUNION / SEYCHELLES / MADAGASCAR / SOMALIA / OMAN / PAKISTAN / IRAN / YEMEN / COMORES / CROZET ISLANDS / MOZAMBIQUE / KENYA / TANZANIA / 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 - 1110Z 12 SEP 2007 COORDINATES - 4.5 SOUTH 101.3 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 8.2 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- PADANG ID 0.9S 100.4E 1221Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 28MIN 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 SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG SOME COASTS. BASED ON THESE DATA THE THREAT CONTINUES FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES HAVE OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. DUE TO ONLY LIMITED SEA LEVEL DATA FROM THE REGION IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS CENTER TO RAPIDLY NOR ACCURATELY EVALUATE THE STRENGTH OF A TSUNAMI IF ONE HAS BEEN GENERATED. 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 BENGKULU 3.9S 102.0E 1123Z 12 SEP SIBERUT 1.5S 98.7E 1203Z 12 SEP PADANG 0.9S 100.1E 1214Z 12 SEP BANDAR LAMPUNG 5.7S 105.3E 1242Z 12 SEP SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 1243Z 12 SEP CILACAP 7.8S 108.9E 1307Z 12 SEP BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 1329Z 12 SEP BALI 8.7S 115.3E 1345Z 12 SEP KUPANG 10.0S 123.4E 1453Z 12 SEP BELAWAN 3.8N 99.0E 1703Z 12 SEP AUSTRALIA CHRISTMAS IS 10.4S 105.4E 1220Z 12 SEP COCOS ISLAND 12.1S 96.7E 1234Z 12 SEP NORTH WEST CAPE 21.5S 113.9E 1429Z 12 SEP CAPE INSPIRATIO 25.9S 113.0E 1526Z 12 SEP CAPE LEVEQUE 16.1S 122.6E 1542Z 12 SEP PERTH 32.0S 115.3E 1545Z 12 SEP AUGUSTA 34.3S 114.7E 1559Z 12 SEP GERALDTOWN 28.6S 114.3E 1603Z 12 SEP ESPERANCE 34.0S 121.8E 1726Z 12 SEP KINGSTON SOUTH 37.0S 139.4E 1906Z 12 SEP EUCLA MOTEL 31.8S 128.9E 1934Z 12 SEP DARWIN 12.1S 130.7E 1948Z 12 SEP HEARD ISLAND 54.0S 73.5E 1955Z 12 SEP HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 2015Z 12 SEP INDIA GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 1338Z 12 SEP LITTLE ANDAMAN 10.7N 92.3E 1421Z 12 SEP PORT BLAIR 12.0N 92.5E 1440Z 12 SEP NORTH ANDAMAN 13.3N 92.6E 1453Z 12 SEP CHENNAI 13.4N 80.4E 1540Z 12 SEP KAKINADA 17.2N 82.7E 1604Z 12 SEP TRIVANDRUM 8.3N 76.9E 1608Z 12 SEP BALESHWAR 21.6N 87.3E 1701Z 12 SEP MANGALORE 13.3N 74.4E 1732Z 12 SEP BOMBAY 18.8N 72.6E 2005Z 12 SEP GULF OF KUTCH 22.7N 68.9E 2019Z 12 SEP SRI LANKA DONDRA HEAD 5.8N 80.5E 1447Z 12 SEP TRINCOMALEE 8.7N 81.3E 1502Z 12 SEP COLOMBO 6.9N 79.8E 1515Z 12 SEP JAFFNA 9.9N 80.0E 1625Z 12 SEP THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 1508Z 12 SEP KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 1554Z 12 SEP KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 1626Z 12 SEP UNITED KINGDOM DIEGO GARCIA 7.3S 72.4E 1526Z 12 SEP MALDIVES GAN 0.6S 73.2E 1528Z 12 SEP MALE 4.2N 73.6E 1544Z 12 SEP MINICOV 8.3N 73.0E 1614Z 12 SEP MYANMAR PYINKAYAING 15.8N 94.2E 1537Z 12 SEP CHEDUBA ISLAND 18.9N 93.4E 1554Z 12 SEP SITTWE 20.0N 92.9E 1629Z 12 SEP MERGUI 12.8N 98.4E 1647Z 12 SEP YANGON 16.2N 96.5E 1713Z 12 SEP MALAYSIA GEORGETOWN 5.4N 100.1E 1704Z 12 SEP PORT DICKSON 2.5N 101.7E 2048Z 12 SEP BANGLADESH CHITTAGONG 22.5N 91.2E 1801Z 12 SEP MAURITIUS PORT LOUIS 20.0S 57.3E 1803Z 12 SEP REUNION ST DENIS 20.8S 55.2E 1820Z 12 SEP SEYCHELLES VICTORIA 4.5S 55.6E 1847Z 12 SEP MADAGASCAR TOAMASINA 17.8S 49.8E 1900Z 12 SEP ANTSIRANANA 12.1S 49.5E 1905Z 12 SEP MANAKARA 22.2S 48.2E 1919Z 12 SEP CAP STE MARIE 25.8S 45.2E 2009Z 12 SEP MAHAJANGA 15.4S 46.2E 2009Z 12 SEP TOLIARA 23.4S 43.6E 2034Z 12 SEP SOMALIA HILALAYA 6.5N 49.2E 1922Z 12 SEP CAPE GUARO 11.9N 51.4E 1933Z 12 SEP MOGADISHU 2.0N 45.5E 1938Z 12 SEP KAAMBOONI 1.5S 41.9E 2004Z 12 SEP OMAN SALALAH 17.0N 54.2E 1930Z 12 SEP DUQM 19.7N 57.8E 1939Z 12 SEP MUSCAT 23.9N 58.6E 1943Z 12 SEP PAKISTAN GWADAR 25.1N 62.4E 1937Z 12 SEP KARACHI 24.7N 66.9E 2031Z 12 SEP IRAN GAVATER 25.0N 61.3E 1943Z 12 SEP YEMEN AL MUKALLA 14.5N 49.2E 2003Z 12 SEP ADEN 13.0N 45.2E 2100Z 12 SEP COMORES MORONI 11.6S 43.3E 2006Z 12 SEP CROZET ISLANDS CROZET ISLANDS 46.4S 51.8E 2009Z 12 SEP MOZAMBIQUE CABO DELGADO 10.7S 40.7E 2034Z 12 SEP ANGOCHE 15.5S 40.8E 2044Z 12 SEP QUELIMANE 18.0S 37.1E 2213Z 12 SEP MAPUTO 25.9S 32.8E 2218Z 12 SEP BEIRA 19.9S 35.1E 2246Z 12 SEP KENYA MOMBASA 4.0S 39.7E 2039Z 12 SEP TANZANIA LINDI 9.8S 39.9E 2039Z 12 SEP DAR ES SALAAM 6.7S 39.4E 2047Z 12 SEP KERGUELEN ISLAN PORT AUX FRANCA 49.0S 69.2E 2049Z 12 SEP SOUTH AFRICA PRINCE EDWARD I 46.6S 37.6E 2146Z 12 SEP DURBAN 29.8S 31.2E 2205Z 12 SEP PORT ELIZABETH 33.9S 25.8E 2256Z 12 SEP CAPE TOWN 34.1S 18.0E 2359Z 12 SEP SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 1.2N 103.8E 0048Z 13 SEP 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INDONESIA / AUSTRALIA / INDIA / SRI LANKA / THAILAND / UNITED KINGDOM / MALDIVES / MYANMAR / MALAYSIA / BANGLADESH / MAURITIUS / REUNION / SEYCHELLES / MADAGASCAR / SOMALIA / OMAN / PAKISTAN / IRAN / YEMEN / COMORES / CROZET ISLANDS / MOZAMBIQUE / KENYA / TANZANIA / KERGUELEN ISLANDS / SOUTH AFRICA / SINGAPORE steady on !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtham Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Just saw the news there was a 7.9 quake in Sumatra tonight. Did you folks down south feel it? rgds http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recent.../us2007hear.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galong Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Didn't feel it in Phuket Town. I managed to get through to my mates in Patong to tell them to be on guard. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBT TV Phuket Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indi...9.12.123044.txt TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1230Z 12 SEP 2007 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 / AUSTRALIA / INDIA / SRI LANKA / THAILAND / UNITED KINGDOM / MALDIVES / MYANMAR / MALAYSIA / BANGLADESH / MAURITIUS / REUNION / SEYCHELLES / MADAGASCAR / SOMALIA / OMAN / PAKISTAN / IRAN / YEMEN / COMORES / CROZET ISLANDS / MOZAMBIQUE / KENYA / TANZANIA / 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 - 1110Z 12 SEP 2007 COORDINATES - 4.5 SOUTH 101.3 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 8.2 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- PADANG ID 0.9S 100.4E 1221Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 28MIN 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 SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG SOME COASTS. BASED ON THESE DATA THE THREAT CONTINUES FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES HAVE OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. DUE TO ONLY LIMITED SEA LEVEL DATA FROM THE REGION IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS CENTER TO RAPIDLY NOR ACCURATELY EVALUATE THE STRENGTH OF A TSUNAMI IF ONE HAS BEEN GENERATED. 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 BENGKULU 3.9S 102.0E 1123Z 12 SEP SIBERUT 1.5S 98.7E 1203Z 12 SEP PADANG 0.9S 100.1E 1214Z 12 SEP BANDAR LAMPUNG 5.7S 105.3E 1242Z 12 SEP SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 1243Z 12 SEP CILACAP 7.8S 108.9E 1307Z 12 SEP BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 1329Z 12 SEP BALI 8.7S 115.3E 1345Z 12 SEP KUPANG 10.0S 123.4E 1453Z 12 SEP BELAWAN 3.8N 99.0E 1703Z 12 SEP AUSTRALIA CHRISTMAS IS 10.4S 105.4E 1220Z 12 SEP COCOS ISLAND 12.1S 96.7E 1234Z 12 SEP NORTH WEST CAPE 21.5S 113.9E 1429Z 12 SEP CAPE INSPIRATIO 25.9S 113.0E 1526Z 12 SEP CAPE LEVEQUE 16.1S 122.6E 1542Z 12 SEP PERTH 32.0S 115.3E 1545Z 12 SEP AUGUSTA 34.3S 114.7E 1559Z 12 SEP GERALDTOWN 28.6S 114.3E 1603Z 12 SEP ESPERANCE 34.0S 121.8E 1726Z 12 SEP KINGSTON SOUTH 37.0S 139.4E 1906Z 12 SEP EUCLA MOTEL 31.8S 128.9E 1934Z 12 SEP DARWIN 12.1S 130.7E 1948Z 12 SEP HEARD ISLAND 54.0S 73.5E 1955Z 12 SEP HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 2015Z 12 SEP INDIA GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 1338Z 12 SEP LITTLE ANDAMAN 10.7N 92.3E 1421Z 12 SEP PORT BLAIR 12.0N 92.5E 1440Z 12 SEP NORTH ANDAMAN 13.3N 92.6E 1453Z 12 SEP CHENNAI 13.4N 80.4E 1540Z 12 SEP KAKINADA 17.2N 82.7E 1604Z 12 SEP TRIVANDRUM 8.3N 76.9E 1608Z 12 SEP BALESHWAR 21.6N 87.3E 1701Z 12 SEP MANGALORE 13.3N 74.4E 1732Z 12 SEP BOMBAY 18.8N 72.6E 2005Z 12 SEP GULF OF KUTCH 22.7N 68.9E 2019Z 12 SEP SRI LANKA DONDRA HEAD 5.8N 80.5E 1447Z 12 SEP TRINCOMALEE 8.7N 81.3E 1502Z 12 SEP COLOMBO 6.9N 79.8E 1515Z 12 SEP JAFFNA 9.9N 80.0E 1625Z 12 SEP THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 1508Z 12 SEP KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 1554Z 12 SEP KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 1626Z 12 SEP _______________ As far as we are aware, National Disaster Warning Centre in Bangkok have not triggered any tower alerts. If you hear or see anything unusual tonight concerning this incident, please email [email protected] with any photo/video Edited September 12, 2007 by TV Channel 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffer Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I notice on CNBC ticker there is a possible tsunami warning issued, I think, by Australia for their NW islands.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Since this earthquake occured only 60km from the Sumatra coast, is there any news as to whether a tsunami has hit that coast? Since Phuket is thousands of km from the epicentre, news that no tsumani has occured 60km away from the epicentre should mean that there will be no problems.... Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 My girlfriend has just told me that Charn Isara 2 Tower (Petchburi Road) was evacuated as they felt the shake there. I was on Asoke and felt nothing. Strange no one else felt anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 From BBC. Its the "dangerously shallow" part that gives rise to tsunami fears. Glad I was in Langkawi last week and not now. There were also reports of inhabitants fleeing swaying buildings in the capital Jakarta and in Singapore. The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says this was the most powerful earthquake in Indonesia since the one which caused the Asian tsunami in 2004, and was dangerously shallow. She says quakes on this scale are rare and memories of 2004 has made the country terrified of a repeat. Indonesia, part of the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire", is frequently shaken by earth tre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffer Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 DJ... small tsunami hit Indonesia's Padang.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFA Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Please keep us all posted re: latest advice! We are in Laguna, a low lying area of Phuket, and so far there hasn't been any information announced. To make things worse, the mobile network is jammed with too many calls, so hard to find out what's going on. Thanks Very Much! Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 This one was a lot further south than the big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) CNN quotes a US agency that there are reports of a small tsunami in SW Sumatra Edited September 12, 2007 by Farma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Reports so far indicate just a 2 foot wave being recorded on bouys. Now Tsunami warnings reported lifted by Fox News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colino Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 just had this from uk embassey On 12 September 2007 a magnitude 7.9 earthquake affected Southern Sumatra in Indonesia. A tsunami watch is in effect for Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frodo Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Great News! TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 136 AM HST WED SEP 12 2007 TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0110 AM HST 12 SEP 2007 COORDINATES - 4.5 SOUTH 101.3 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.9 MOMENT MAGNITUDE - 8.1 RICHTER (MS) EVALUATION BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED. From the looks of the statement, there is no destructive pacific-wide tsunami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galong Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 On Thai TV right now it showed them evacuating in Ban Nam Kim, north of Khao Lak. they are taking this seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up-country_sinclair Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 in krabi the cops are out telling people to get away from the beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Karon Happy Bars all closed...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 CNN just said that the warning has been lifted. there is no tsunami expected. there WAS an after shock, however, of 5.? about an hour afterwards. i cant blame baan nam khem for evacuating, though, considering what they went through a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galong Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 DJ... small tsunami hit Indonesia's Padang.. I have friends in Padang! Where did you get your info and was there any serious harm done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangMaiAmerican Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) This from the Associated Press: "JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A massive earthquake struck Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami in the town of Padang and warnings for much of the Indian Ocean region, authorities said. The quake caused tall buildings to sway in a least four countries. A wave of up to nine feet was reported to have hit Padang about 20 minutes after the quake, said Suhardjono, an official with Indonesia's meteorological agency, who goes by only one name. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also reported that a small tsunami hit Padang." http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzfwhj9...P4tJVs2atvGjbbA Edited September 12, 2007 by ChiangMaiAmerican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZ Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 DJ... small tsunami hit Indonesia's Padang.. I have friends in Padang! Where did you get your info and was there any serious harm done? They measured 1.2FT at Padang according to earlier reports on this thread. 1.2FT is not that much so hopefully not much damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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