WEIO21 DEMS 151712
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PUBLIC TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 2
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDIA (ITEWC)
issued at 1712 UTC Friday 15 December 2017
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... NO TSUNAMI THREAT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN ...
This bulletin applies to areas within and bordering the Indian Ocean
and is issued by Tsunami Service Provider INDIA in support of the
UNESCO/IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS).
1. EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
IOTWMS-TSP INDIA has detected an earthquake with the following details:
Magnitude : 6.8 M
Depth : 113 km
Date : 15 Dec 2017
Origin Time: 1647UTC
Latitude : 7.95 S
Longitude : 108.02 E
Location : Java, Indonesia
2. EVALUATION
Based on pre-run model scenarios, there is NO THREAT to countries in
the Indian Ocean. No further bulletins will be issued unless the
situation changes.
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 tsunami advisory
bulletins issued by the National Tsunami Warning Centres (NTWCs) of
Indian Ocean countries. The tsunami warning status reported by NTWCs
For their countries can be found at:
http://www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/NTWCFeedbackStatus.jsp
4. UPDATES
No further bulletins will be issued by IOTWMS-TSP INDIA for this event unless
other information becomes available.
Other IOTWMS-TSPs may issue additional information at:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA:
http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/IOTWMS/
IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA:
http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id
5. CONTACT INFORMATION
IOTWMS-TSP INDIA:
Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC)
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Address: "Ocean Valley", Pragathi Nagar (BO), Nizampet (SO),
Hyderabad - 500 090, India
Tel: 91-40-23895011
Fax: 91-40-23895012
Email:
tsunami@incois.gov.in
Website:
www.incois.gov.in
6. TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE INDIAN OCEAN
Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS):
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC)
http://ptwc.weather.gov/
North West Pacific Tsunami Advisory Centre (NWPTAC)
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/
US National Tsunami Warning Centre (US NTWC)
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)
http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/
Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAMTWS):
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French National Tsunami Warning Centre (CENALT)
http://www.info-tsunami.fr
Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens
http://www.gein.noa.gr/en/
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Turkey
http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/2/en/
Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE EWS):
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC)
http://ptwc.weather.gov/
END OF BULLETIN
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