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Magnitude
Origin Time : 2012-12-12 06:00:00 UTC
Location : 12.65N - 93.5E (Andaman Islands, India Region (CommTEST-Dec-2012))
Depth : 10 Km
Bulletin : 3 3.1 (CONFIRMED TSUNAMI THREAT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN)




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RTSP-InaTEWS-20121212-0630-003
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 3 (TYPE-III)
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (InaTEWS-BMKG)
issued at 0630 UTC, Wednesday, 12 December 2012
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... CONFIRMED TSUNAMI THREAT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN ...

1. EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION (preliminary)
RTSP INDONESIA has detected an earthquake with the following details:
information:

   Magnitude  : 9.0 Mwp
   Depth      : 10km
   Date       : 12 Dec 2012
   Origin Time: 06:00:00 UTC
   Latitude   : 12.65N
   Longitude  : 93.50E
   Location   : Andaman Islands, India Region

2. EVALUATION
Sea level observations have confirmed that a TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.
Maximum wave amplitudes observed so far:

LOCATION            COUNTRIES     LAT    LON      AMPL(m) TIME(UTC) DATE
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CampbellBay         INDIA         6.90N  93.74E   11.0    0604z  12 Dec 2012
Nancowry            INDIA         7.96N  93.53E   10.0    0615z  12 Dec 2012
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3. ADVICE
This bulletin is being issued as advice. Only national/state/local authorities
and disaster management officers have the authority to make decisions regarding
the official threat and warning status in their coastal areas and any action to
be taken in response.

For more detailed information, please refer to the advisories issued by
respective National Tsunami Warning Centers (NTWCs) of IOTWS member states

4. UPDATES
Additional bulletins will be issued by RTSP INDONESIA for this event as more
information becomes available.

Other RTSPs may issue additional information at:
RTSP AUSTRALIA:  http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp/
RTSP INDIA:      http://www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/eqevents.jsp

In case of conflicting information from RTSPs or the IAS (PTWC, JMA), the more
conservative information should be used for safety.

5. CONTACT INFORMATION
METEOROLOGICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL AGENCY (BMKG)
InaTEWS - Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System
Address: Jl. Angkasa I no.2 Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10720
Tel.: +62 (21) 4246321/6546316
Fax: +62 (21) 6546316/4246703
P.O. Box 3540 Jakarta
Website:  http://www.bmkg.go.id
          http://inatews.bmkg.go.id
E-Mail:   inartsp@bmkg.go.id
          monitrtwp@bmkg.go.id

END OF BULLETIN
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