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Magnitude
Origin Time : 2012-04-11 08:38:00 UTC
Location : 2.33N - 93.04E (Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra)
Depth : 10 Km
Bulletin : 1 (EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION BULLETIN)




RTSP-InaTEWS-20120411-0858-001
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1 (TYPE-I)
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (InaTEWS-BMKG)
issued at 0858 UTC, Wednesday, 11 April 2012
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... EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

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

Magnitude  : 8.3 Mwp
Depth      : 10km
Date       : 11 Apr 2012
Origin Time: 08:38:00 UTC
Latitude   : 2.33N
Longitude  : 93.04E
Location   : Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra

2. EVALUATION
RTSP INDONESIA is evaluating this earthquake to determine if a tsunami has 
been generated.

Further information on this event will be available at:
http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id

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.

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://rtsp.bmkg.go.id/publicbull.php
          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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