[Tsunami Message - IOC] RTSP INDONESIA PUBLIC BULLETIN 1 ISSUED:EQ 2228 UTC 21 Dec 2012 Mag: 6.6 VanuatuIslands , Lat: 14.41S, Lon: 167.27E See http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id

InaRTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - InaRTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE

RTSP-InaTEWS-20121221-2242-001
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (InaTEWS-BMKG)
issued at 2242 UTC Friday 21 December 2012
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... EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

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

Magnitude: 6.6 Mwp
Depth: 222km
Date: 21 Dec 2012
Origin Time: 2228 UTC
Latitude: 14.41S
Longitude: 167.27E
Location: VanuatuIslands

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://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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InaRTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - InaRTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE

[Tsunami Message - IOC] Tsunami Information Bulletin

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2236Z 21 DEC 2012

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 - 2228Z 21 DEC 2012
COORDINATES - 14.3 SOUTH 167.3 EAST
DEPTH - 185 KM
LOCATION - VANUATU
MAGNITUDE - 6.6

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND
HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.