Tsunami alert after 7.7 Indonesian earthquake.

[Ed Mahmoud]

No details yet.

ETA


Magnitude 7.5 - MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA

[Ed Mahmoud]

Looks to be in Indian Ocean side from this map. Australia could be at risk. I don't know enough about Indonesia or tsunamis to say.

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
713 AM HST SUN NOV 16 2008

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0703 AM HST 16 NOV 2008
COORDINATES - 1.2 NORTH 122.2 EAST
LOCATION - MINAHASSA PENINSULA SULAWESI
MAGNITUDE - 7.6 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1713Z 16 NOV 2008

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 - 1703Z 16 NOV 2008
COORDINATES - 1.2 NORTH 122.2 EAST
DEPTH - 40 KM
LOCATION - MINAHASSA PENINSULA SULAWESI
MAGNITUDE - 7.6

EVALUATION

THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT
EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC.

WARNING... THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A
DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A
THOUSAND KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THAT REGION SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO EVACUATE COASTAL AREAS.

THIS CENTER MONITORS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA LEVEL GAUGES
OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC SO IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETECT OR
MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED IN THE
REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN THREE HOURS OF THE EARTHQUAKE.

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

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

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

[RL3AO]

7.7 would be the second strongest of 2008.

[HURAKAN]