Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0007ir5.php

Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2012 January 10 18:37:01 UTC

Details
Maps
Tsunami
Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
7.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 18:37:01 UTC
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:37:01 AM at epicenter
Location
2.396?N, 93.175?E
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 miles)
Region
OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances
420 km (261 miles) SW (215?) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
950 km (590 miles) W (265?) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 16.3 km (10.1 miles); depth +/- 8.1 km (5.0 miles)
Parameters
NST= 75, Nph= 75, Dmin=504.3 km, Rmss=1.49 sec, Gp= 68?,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0007ir5

 

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Re: Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TIBIOX.2012.01.10.1845

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WEIO23 PHEB 101845
TIBIOX

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1845Z 10 JAN 2012

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS MESSAGE 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 - 1837Z 10 JAN 2012
COORDINATES - 2.3 NORTH 93.1 EAST
LOCATION - OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAGNITUDE - 7.3

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - THERE IS A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL TSUNAMI
THAT COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED
KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE
REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL 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.