7.2 Quake off India.

[Scott_inVA]

WEPA43 PAAQ 241559
TIBWCA

TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN
ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIA
FROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
ISSUED 07/24/2005 AT 1559 UTC

...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN IS FOR ALASKA - BRITISH
COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...

NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

EARTHQUAKE DATA
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 7.2
LOCATION - 7.9N 92.1E - NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA
TIME - 0742 ADT 07/24/2005
0842 PDT 07/24/2005
1542 UTC 07/24/2005

EVALUATION
BASED ON LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA. SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. IN AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SLUMPING.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE TSUNAMI BULLETINS FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$

[Hurricaneman]

Im glad there was no tsunami

[ict1523]

I don't think we will be seeing a tsunami anytime soon and to see one so devastating you would have to have a stronger earthquake so I'm happy it didnt cause anything. Although they should not resort to tsunami warnings so often. In a while after people see that they keep going to higher ground and no tsunami comes they might think next time there won't be a tsunami either and will stay...then again they have to give a warning if they think a tsunami is possible, and if I was there I certainly would evacuate but you don't know about other people. Just a thought...