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Tsunami Warning Issued For Thai Coastal Provinces Following 8.9-Scale Quake In Indonesia

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Thai PBS TV is doing live coverage of the earthquake and related stuff right now..in Thai language only.

TAN Network CH78 is doing a live English translation of the Thai PBS feed.

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Thailand evacuates for possible tsunami after major quake off Indonesia

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BANGKOK, April 11 -- Thailand's National Disaster Warning Centre has issued an evacuation order for residents and tourists along the Andaman coast after a huge earthquake struck off Indonesian Sumatra on Wednesday.

The quake's magnitude was 8.7, according to a revised measurement from the US Geological Survey, and it struck 431 kilometres off the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh.

The tremor was felt as far as in Bangkok where office workers at several high-rise buildings said their workplaces were shaken for 3-5 minutes. Several southern provinces also felt the tremors.

Thai disaster centre director Somsak Khaosuwan urged people along the sea in the Andaman coastal provinces of Phuket, Krabi, Phang-nga, Ranong, Trang and Satun to evacuate to higher ground.

Phuket International Airport was closed on Wednesday following the tsunami warning, Airports of Thailand president Aniruth Thanomkulbutr said, adding that all flights have been cancelled since 4pm.

Large numbers of foreign tourists and local residents in Phuket were seen rushing to higher ground for their safety.

Thailand's Andaman Coastal provinces were hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami which killed around 5,400 people including foreigners and local residents. (MCOT online news)

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Newest update with new 8.3 Earthquake Aftershock and newest Tsunami Buoy recordings.

Initial Quake was 8.7

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 1054Z 11 APR 2012

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

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

... A MAJOR AFTERSHOCK OCCURRED AT 11:43Z WITH MAGNITUDE 8.3 ...

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR

INDONESIA / INDIA / AUSTRALIA / SRI LANKA / MYANMAR / THAILAND /

MALDIVES / UNITED KINGDOM / MALAYSIA / MAURITIUS / REUNION /

SEYCHELLES / OMAN / PAKISTAN / SOMALIA / MADAGASCAR / IRAN /

UAE / YEMEN / COMORES / MOZAMBIQUE / KENYA / TANZANIA /

CROZET ISLANDS / BANGLADESH / KERGUELEN ISLANDS / SOUTH AFRICA /

SINGAPORE

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0839Z 11 APR 2012

COORDINATES - 2.3 NORTH 93.1 EAST

LOCATION - OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

MAGNITUDE - 8.7

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

TELUKDALAM ID 0.6N 97.8E 0952Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 08MIN

SABANG ID 5.8N 95.3E 1010Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 06MIN

MEULABOH ID 4.1N 96.1E 1007Z 1.06M / 3.5FT 12MIN

DART 23401 8.9N 88.5E 0956Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 06MIN

SABANG ID 5.8N 95.3E 0956Z 0.31M / 1.0FT 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.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY

ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL

MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

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.

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.

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Off topic posts deleted,

one more time- perhaps you will notice this one

This thread is for INFORMATION AND NEWS ONLY - take your soapbox, your jokes and your troll posts and keep them to yourselves. Nobody wants to read them. If you are posting critical information cite a source and post a link.

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RT @tulsathit: Ranong governor says his province can lay back only after it's past 8 pm.

The situation could get dangerously confusing if the 8.3 aftershock at about 6:00pm Thai time causes a tsunami. The governor (and others) may assume any danger is gone by 800pm, only taking into account the original quake.

[edited to change aftershock rating from 8.8 to 8.3]

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Australian Embassy Bangkok are sending out emails doesn't say much really. Here is a copy of the one I just recieved.

[email protected]

Please be aware an 8.7 magnitude earthquake of the West Coast of Sumatra

occurred at 0839Z 11 April 2012.

At this stage it is not known if a Tsunami has been generated. All

Australians in affected areas should follow the advice and directions of

local authorities and monitor local media.

Kind regards

Consular Services Section

Australian Embassy Bangkok

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Latest earthquakes worldwide in real time -

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

Detailed map of recent Indonesia quake showing a small portion of Thailand -

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/95_5.php

Latest Tsunamimi warnings worldwide -

http://ptwc.weather.gov/

...for indian ocean -

http://ptwc.weather.gov/?region=3

... details of the warnings can be clicked from there

Hope this helps....

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I hope that this does not cause any major problems and I wish for the people in anhy danger the best of luck and hope they get the warning, there is no system in place as such. What is weird is that I have had dreams about tsunamis twice in the past 10 days or so...

I sincerely hope that it does not arrive but if it does, I hope people have heeded the warning and moved away from the coast.

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Thailand evacuates for possible tsunami after major quake off Indonesia

วันพุธ ที่ 11 เม.ย. 2555

BANGKOK, April 11 -- Thailand's National Disaster Warning Centre has issued an evacuation order for residents and tourists along the Andaman coast after a huge earthquake struck off Indonesian Sumatra on Wednesday.

The quake's magnitude was 8.7, according to a revised measurement from the US Geological Survey, and it struck 431 kilometres off the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh.

The tremor was felt as far as in Bangkok where office workers at several high-rise buildings said their workplaces were shaken for 3-5 minutes. Several southern provinces also felt the tremors.

Thai disaster centre director Somsak Khaosuwan urged people along the sea in the Andaman coastal provinces of Phuket, Krabi, Phang-nga, Ranong, Trang and Satun to evacuate to higher ground.

Phuket International Airport was closed on Wednesday following the tsunami warning, Airports of Thailand president Aniruth Thanomkulbutr said, adding that all flights have been cancelled since 4pm.

Large numbers of foreign tourists and local residents in Phuket were seen rushing to higher ground for their safety.

Thailand's Andaman Coastal provinces were hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami which killed around 5,400 people including foreigners and local residents. (MCOT online news)

http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/352548.html#.T4Vn3pr-8eY.twitter

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