Update 3: Tsunami Warning for the Indian Ocean

According to sources on the ground, a local tsunami (July 2006 Java Quake) measuring 2m in height hit a West Java resort where 5 people are confirmed to have died and officials have stated that the threat of the tsunami being widespread is highly unlikely. Meanwhile USAR teams from France and Germany are monitoring the situation and UNOSAT has started map production over affected areas.


The following is the second tsunami bulletin issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center via the TsunamiWarning Indian Ocean list:

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1108Z 17 JUL 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... TSUNAMI WATCH FOLLOW-UP MESSAGE ...

A TSUNAMI WATCH WAS ISSUED EARLIER FOR

AUSTRALIA / INDONESIA

AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0819Z 17 JUL 2006
COORDINATES - 9.3 SOUTH 107.3 EAST
LOCATION - SOUTH OF JAWA INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE - 7.2

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ -----
BENOA 8.8S 115.2E 0951Z 0.04M 28MIN

TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT
AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST OR MIDDLE
TO TROUGH OR HALF OF THE CREST TO TROUGH
PER - PERIOD OF TIME FROM ONE WAVE CREST TO THE NEXT

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL GAUGE DATA INDICATE THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.
NEWS MEDIA HAVE ALSO REPORTED THAT A DAMAGING LOCAL TSUNAMI
OCCURRED. BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA
PLUS CURRENT SEA LEVEL READINGS A MORE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI
THREAT PROBABLY DOES NOT EXIST.

SOME AREAS FURTHER FROM THE EPICENTER COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL
SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL COASTAL CURRENTS.

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.