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Tsunami warning
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 1228/10
- issued
- 2010-06-12 20:06Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-06-12 20:45Z (archive)
- authority
- PTWC 121934Z JUN 10.
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
INDIAN OCEAN.
TSUNAMI WARNING.
1. AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 121927Z JUN.
PRELIMINARY MAG 7.6, PRELIMINARY LOCATION
07.7N 091.8E VICINITY OF NICOBAR ISLANDS.
IT IS NOT KNOWN IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.
2. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS PUT
OUT A WATCH BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE
EVALUATION. WATCH AREAS INCLUDE:
A. INDIA, GREAT NICOBAR (07.1N 093.6E),
LITTLE ANDAMAN (10.7N 092.3E),
NORTH ANDAMAN (13.3N 092.6E),
PORT BLAIR (11.9N 092.7E).
B. INDONESIA, BANDA ACEH (5.5N 095.1E),
SIMEULUE (02.5N 096.0E),
BELAWAN (03.8N 098.8E).
C. SRI LANKA, TRINCOMALEE (08.7N 081.3E).
D. MYANMAR, PYINKAYAING (15.9N 094.3E),
MERGUI (12.8N 098.4E),
YANGON (16.5N 096.4E).
E. THAILAND, PHUKET (08.0N 098.2E),
KO PHRA THONG (09.1N 098.2E),
KO TARUTAO (06.6N 099.6E).
F. MALAYSIA, GEORGETOWN (05.4N 100.1E).
THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE
TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THE WATCH WILL NOT EXPAND TO
OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN AT THIS TIME.
3. POSSIBIBLE TSUNAMI COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO COASTS
AND ISLANDS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. TSUNAMI WAVE
HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND MAY BE A SERIES
OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
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