Indonesia's meteorological agency says a powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand.
The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicenter was just off the coast of Sumatra
The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9.
The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia.
There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries.
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Powerful Earthquake Rocks Western IndonesiaPhuket on high alert following tsunami warning
Started by churchill, 2009-09-30 17:45
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Platinum Member Posted 2009-09-30 17:48:00
M7.9 quake occurs off Indonesia's Sumatra, tsunami warning in effect
JAKARTA, Sept. 30 KYODO A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 occurred off Indonesia's Sumatra Island early Wednesday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/i...?storyid=462732 #3
Platinum Member Posted 2009-09-30 17:49:14
BULLETIN -- JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY: THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
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Platinum Member Posted 2009-09-30 17:56:46
A powerful magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck near the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
The quake damaged houses and bridges, and caused fires in the city of Padang in Sumatra, a Reuters witness said on Wednesday. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand. Shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. The new quake comes on the heels of a magnitude 8 tembler that struck yesterday in the south Pacific Ocean, generating a tsunami that killed at least 99 people in the Samoa islands. http://www.foxnews.c...,557662,00.html #5
Platinum Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:00:00
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indi...9.30.102622.txt
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1026Z 30 SEP 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 INDONESIA / INDIA / THAILAND / MALAYSIA 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 - 1016Z 30 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATRA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.7 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. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ INDONESIA PADANG 0.9S 100.1E 1022Z 30 SEP SIBERUT 1.5S 98.7E 1103Z 30 SEP BENGKULU 3.9S 102.0E 1125Z 30 SEP SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 1136Z 30 SEP BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 1227Z 30 SEP BANDAR LAMPUNG 5.7S 105.3E 1251Z 30 SEP BELAWAN 3.8N 98.8E 1531Z 30 SEP INDIA GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 1236Z 30 SEP THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 1400Z 30 SEP KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 1444Z 30 SEP KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 1512Z 30 SEP MALAYSIA GEORGETOWN 5.4N 100.1E 1546Z 30 SEP PORT DICKSON 2.5N 101.7E 1918Z 30 SEP 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. Edited by Farma, 2009-09-30 18:02:19. #6
Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:12:05
9pm arrival time for thailand (if at all)
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Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:20:19
Thailand has disappeared from the list.....
1.EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION ORIGIN TIME : 1016 30 SEP 2009 (UTC) COORDINATES : 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST LOCATION : SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA MAGNITUDE : 7.7 2.EVALUATION THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. 3.ESTIMATED TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIME ONE HOUR OR LESS INDONESIA: INDIAN OCEAN COAST OF SUMATRA ONE HOUR TO THREE HOURS INDIA: ALL COASTS OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS SRI LANKA: ALL COASTS INDONESIA: MALACCA COAST OF SUMATRA INDIAN OCEAN COAST OF JAWA SOUTH COASTS OF LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS AUSTRALIA: COCOS ISLANDS Been getting a lot of these messages in the last 2 days. Nothing for weeks, but now...it's all going on! #8
Platinum Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:23:42
We seem to have potentialy 2 tsunamis going in different directions - What happens when they meet ?
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Puyai Baan Posted 2009-09-30 18:35:23
Phuket on high alert following tsunami warning:
PHUKET: Phuket authorities are on high alert following a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7 earthquake off Sumatra. More details shortly.  -- Phuket Gazette 2009-09-30 #10
Puyai Baan Posted 2009-09-30 18:49:13
Update:
Phuket tsunami alert update PHUKET: -- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand, according to an Associated Press report. The center issued the warning following a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 about 50km west of Padang in Western Sumatra at 5.16pm. There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries, it added. An officer at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Phuket (DDPM-Phuket) said the National Disaster Warning Center had sent messages to authorities in coastal areas to prepare for a possible tsunami. If the center confirms the approach of a tsunami, an evacuation will be ordered. -- Phuket Gazette 2009-09-30 #11
Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:49:45
... However, having said that, the Samoan alert was cancelled yesterday as well and yet as Churchill posted there was in fact a tsunami that killed 99 people. So maybe these bulletins are not so hot?
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Puyai Baan Posted 2009-09-30 18:53:20
Update:
Thailand to wait for Indonesia whether to issue tsunami warning Thailand will wait to see whether Indonesia would issue tsunami warning before deciding whether to issue the warning. Indonesia's Sumatra island was hit by powerful 7.9-Ritcher-scale quake on Wednesday, destroying large buildings and starting fires in Padang city. Thai director of geological and environmental division, Apichart Surinkham said that in case tsunami happens following the quake, it will arrive six Thai coastal provinces within three hours with just 20-cm-height waves. "I could say that there is nothing to worry about. However, we are now waiting for the information from Indonesia, whether it would issue The tsunami warning or. If it does, we will follow suit,'' he said.  -- The Nation 2009-09-30 #13
Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:54:55
... However, having said that, the Samoan alert was cancelled yesterday as well and yet as Churchill posted there was in fact a tsunami that killed 99 people. So maybe these bulletins are not so hot? #14
Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:57:13
Update: Thailand to wait for Indonesia whether to issue tsunami warning Thailand will wait to see whether Indonesia would issue tsunami warning before deciding whether to issue the warning. Indonesia's Sumatra island was hit by powerful 7.9-Ritcher-scale quake on Wednesday, destroying large buildings and starting fires in Padang city. Thai director of geological and environmental division, Apichart Surinkham said that in case tsunami happens following the quake, it will arrive six Thai coastal provinces within three hours with just 20-cm-height waves. "I could say that there is nothing to worry about. However, we are now waiting for the information from Indonesia, whether it would issue The tsunami warning or. If it does, we will follow suit,'' he said. -- The Nation 2009-09-30 What's the harm in issuing a warning before Indonesia, before they know it it could be too late and same thing will happen in 2004. Amazing Thailand. #15
Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 18:58:39
9pm arrival time for thailand (if at all) BBC World News resident expert - said yesterdays tsunami 'could' have been travelling at up to 800kmh. ...but i no good at the maths to find out arrival times Thailand. #16
Newbie Posted 2009-09-30 18:59:47
Does anyone have any advice?
I am currently a tourist on holiday in Karon Beach. Our hotel staff laughed at us when we asked them for advice and said that the Tsunami was in Samoa and not here. #17
Puyai Baan Posted 2009-09-30 19:03:28
CNN reports that the Tsunami warning is cancelled.
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Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 19:04:31
The latest from NOAA
000 WEIO21 PHEB 301131 TSUIOX TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1131Z 30 SEP 2009 THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. ... THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED ... 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 - 1016Z 30 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATRA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.6 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- PADANG ID 0.9S 100.4E 1046Z 0.27M / 0.9FT 20MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH ISSUED BY THIS CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED. 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. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. 000 WEIO21 PHEB 301131 TSUIOX TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1131Z 30 SEP 2009 THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. ... THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED ... 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 - 1016Z 30 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATRA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.6 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- PADANG ID 0.9S 100.4E 1046Z 0.27M / 0.9FT 20MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH ISSUED BY THIS CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED. 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. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. ...SP... 000 WEIO21 PHEB 301026 TSUIOX TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1026Z 30 SEP 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 INDONESIA / INDIA / THAILAND / MALAYSIA 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 - 1016Z 30 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATRA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.7 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. 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 -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ INDONESIA PADANG 0.9S 100.1E 1022Z 30 SEP SIBERUT 1.5S 98.7E 1103Z 30 SEP BENGKULU 3.9S 102.0E 1125Z 30 SEP SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 1136Z 30 SEP BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 1227Z 30 SEP BANDAR LAMPUNG 5.7S 105.3E 1251Z 30 SEP BELAWAN 3.8N 98.8E 1531Z 30 SEP INDIA GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 1236Z 30 SEP THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 1400Z 30 SEP KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 1444Z 30 SEP KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 1512Z 30 SEP MALAYSIA GEORGETOWN 5.4N 100.1E 1546Z 30 SEP PORT DICKSON 2.5N 101.7E 1918Z 30 SEP 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. #19
Star Member Posted 2009-09-30 19:04:42
Does anyone have any advice? I am currently a tourist on holiday in Karon Beach. Our hotel staff laughed at us when we asked them for advice and said that the Tsunami was in Samoa and not here. Take some single malts and head for the hills just in case. The experts just don't have the practical experience. Just remember the last Tsunami. Good luck brother. #20
Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 19:05:14
... However, having said that, the Samoan alert was cancelled yesterday as well and yet as Churchill posted there was in fact a tsunami that killed 99 people. So maybe these bulletins are not so hot? The Samoan Tsunami alert was for good reason, a Tsunami hit Samoa, as well as other countries (including New Zealand, on a very very small scale here though) and lives were lost. A number of people I know personally who have lost family members, bless their souls. I live in Auckland City (the largest City in New Zealand) and we were asked to be prepared to evacuate, though to be perfectly honest the response from civil defence (government) was extremely poor, not even willing to classify it as a tsunami or confirm loss of life 2.5 hours after the initial tsunami hit south west Samoa at 0648hrs nzst. So, Bulletins are useful, for those with poor government preparedness to make their own decisions and take steps to protect their families IMO. #21
Super Member Posted 2009-09-30 19:08:03
Can confirm i felt the tremors here in Singapore. Barely noticeable, i was sitting in quiet 2nd floor office thus felt it.
Coordinates put it off Padang, 50km north-west between the islands and mainland Sumatra. #22
Senior Member Posted 2009-09-30 19:11:22
How did they get the warning teletype? Did they replace the batteries in the early warning system?
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Remember this member Posted 2009-09-30 19:11:51
Does anyone have any advice? I am currently a tourist on holiday in Karon Beach. Our hotel staff laughed at us when we asked them for advice and said that the Tsunami was in Samoa and not here. Cheers, Rick #24
Advanced Member Posted 2009-09-30 19:14:12
Does anyone have any advice? I am currently a tourist on holiday in Karon Beach. Our hotel staff laughed at us when we asked them for advice and said that the Tsunami was in Samoa and not here. run like the wind or put your head in the sand, take your pick. What a stupid question ! #25
Party Member Posted 2009-09-30 19:15:34
There's a need some basic geography lessons.
How does an earthquake 50km off Padang Sumatra propagate a wave that could come anywhere near the coast of Thailand?
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