Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1

IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDIA (ITEWC)

This bulletin applies to areas within and bordering the Indian Ocean.
It is issued by Tsunami Service Provider INDIA in support of the
UNESCO/IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS).

ISSUED AT: 1751 UTC Thursday 08 March 2018

... EARTHQUAKE BULLETIN ...

Location Map
Information

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
Magnitude (Preferred) :	6.9 M
Depth:	10 km
Date :	08 Mar 2018
Origin Time:	1739 UTC
Latitude:	4.35 S
Longitude:	153.29 E
Location:	New Ireland Region, P.N.G.

EVALUATION
Based on historical data and tsunami modeling, this earthquake is not capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region. No further bulletins will be issued unless the situation changes.

ADVICE

This bulletin is being issued as advice. Only national/state/local authorities and disaster management officers have the authority to make decisions regarding the official threat and warning status in their coastal areas and any action to be taken in response.

For more detailed information, please refer to the tsunami advisory bulletins issued by the National Tsunami Warning Centres (NTWCs) of IOTWMS member states. The tsunami warning status reported by NTWCs for their countries can be found at:www.incois.gov.in/Incois/tsunami/NTWCStatusSummary.jsp

UPDATES
No further bulletins will be issued by IOTWMS-TSP INDIA for this event unless additional information becomes available. Other TSPs may issue additional information at: TSP AUSTRALIA: http://reg.bom.gov.au/tsunami/rtsp TSP INDONESIA: http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id In case of conflicting information from TSPs or the IAS (PTWC, JMA), the more conservative information should be used for safety.

OTHER INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDERS:
Other IOTWMS-TSPs may issue additional information at: IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA: http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/iotws/ IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA: http://rtsp.bmkg.go.id

CONTACT INFORMATION

Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC)

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

Address:"Ocean Valley", Pragathi Nagar (BO), Nizampet (SO),

Hyderabad - 500 090, India.

Tel: 91-40-23895011

Fax: 91-40-23895012

Email: tsunami@incois.gov.in

Website: www.incois.gov.in

TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE INDIAN OCEAN

Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS):
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC)
http://ptwc.weather.gov/

North West Pacific Tsunami Advisory Centre (NWPTAC)
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/

US National Tsunami Warning Centre (US NTWC)
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)
http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/


Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAMTWS):
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French National Tsunami Warning Centre (CENALT)
http://www.info-tsunami.fr

Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens
http://www.gein.noa.gr/en/

Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Turkey
http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/2/en/


Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE EWS):
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC)
http://ptwc.weather.gov/