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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1920Z 08 MAY 2007

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... A REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

 INDONESIA / AUSTRALIA / THAILAND / MALAYSIA / SINGAPORE

FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION, THIS MESSAGE IS AN
ADVISORY ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1848Z 08 MAY 2007
 COORDINATES -   5.2 SOUTH  101.4 EAST
 LOCATION    -  SOUTHWEST OF SUMATERA  INDONESIA
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.6

EVALUATION

 EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A
 DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI AND SOMETIMES A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL
 TSUNAMI ALONG COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A THOUSAND
 KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AREAS FURTHER FROM THE
 EPICENTER COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR
 UNUSUAL COASTAL CURRENTS.

 HOWEVER - IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS
 WATCH IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AUTHORITIES IN
 THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS
 POSSIBILITY. THE WATCH WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE
 INDIAN OCEAN UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH
 AN EXPANSION.

 DUE TO ONLY LIMITED SEA LEVEL DATA FROM THE REGION IT IS NOT
 POSSIBLE FOR THIS CENTER TO RAPIDLY NOR ACCURATELY EVALUATE THE
 THE STRENGTH OF A TSUNAMI IF ONE HAS BEEN GENERATED.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

 LOCATION                            COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
 --------------------------------    ------------    ------------
 INDONESIA        BENGKULU            3.9S 102.0E    1908Z 08 MAY
                  SIBERUT             1.5S  98.7E    1932Z 08 MAY
                  PADANG              0.9S 100.1E    1948Z 08 MAY
                  BANDAR LAMPUNG      6.0S 105.5E    2011Z 08 MAY
                  SIMEULUE            2.5N  96.0E    2015Z 08 MAY
                  CILACAP             7.8S 108.9E    2023Z 08 MAY
                  BANDA ACEH          5.5N  95.1E    2101Z 08 MAY
                  BELAWAN             3.8N  98.8E    0022Z 09 MAY
 AUSTRALIA        CHRISTMAS IS       10.4S 105.4E    1944Z 08 MAY
                  COCOS ISLAND       12.1S  96.7E    1958Z 08 MAY
 THAILAND         KO TARUTAO          6.6N  99.6E    2342Z 08 MAY
 MALAYSIA         GEORGETOWN          5.4N 100.1E    0025Z 09 MAY
                  PORT DICKSON        2.5N 101.7E    0403Z 09 MAY
 SINGAPORE        SINGAPORE           1.2N 103.8E    0940Z 09 MAY

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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.


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