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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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