TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2105Z 10 AUG 2009 THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. ... A REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INDIA / MYANMAR / INDONESIA / THAILAND / BANGLADESH FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. 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 - 1956Z 10 AUG 2009 COORDINATES - 14.1 NORTH 93.0 EAST LOCATION - ANDAMAN ISLANDS INDIA REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.7 EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. THE THREAT MAY CONTINUE FOR COASTAL AREAS LOCATED WITHIN ABOUT A THOUSAND KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES HAVE OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ INDIA NORTH ANDAMAN 13.3N 92.6E 2021Z 10 AUG LITTLE ANDAMAN 10.7N 92.3E 2053Z 10 AUG PORT BLAIR 11.9N 92.7E 2121Z 10 AUG GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 2136Z 10 AUG KAKINADA 17.2N 82.7E 2205Z 10 AUG BALESHWAR 21.6N 87.3E 2231Z 10 AUG MYANMAR PYINKAYAING 15.9N 94.3E 2047Z 10 AUG CHEDUBA ISLAND 18.9N 93.4E 2100Z 10 AUG SITTWE 20.0N 92.9E 2135Z 10 AUG MERGUI 12.8N 98.4E 2243Z 10 AUG YANGON 16.5N 96.4E 2321Z 10 AUG INDONESIA BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 2204Z 10 AUG THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 2244Z 10 AUG KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 2257Z 10 AUG KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 0012Z 11 AUG BANGLADESH CHITTAGONG 22.7N 91.2E 2340Z 10 AUG ADDITIONAL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.