Regional Tsunami Alert issued for Asia
By John Le Fevre
A regional tsunami alert has been issued for India, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangledesh by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 this morning off the coast of India.
The quake occurred in the Indian Ocean near the Andaman Islands at 19:55 UTC at a depth of 33.1km (20.6 miles) 365 km (225 miles) southwest of Pathein (Bassein), Burma and 825 km (510 miles) west of Bangkok, Thailand.
The center said it did not know whether a tsunami had been generated as a result of the quake, but warned that quakes of this magnitude have the potential to generate a destructive local tsunami and occasionally a destructive regional tsunami.
The center also warned that the initial wave may not be the largest and that successive waves can be between five minutes to one hour later.
The following initial wave arrival times was issued by the center. All times are in UTC. Thailand is plus seven hours ahead of UTC.
By John Le Fevre
A regional tsunami alert has been issued for India, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangledesh by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 this morning off the coast of India.
The quake occurred in the Indian Ocean near the Andaman Islands at 19:55 UTC at a depth of 33.1km (20.6 miles) 365 km (225 miles) southwest of Pathein (Bassein), Burma and 825 km (510 miles) west of Bangkok, Thailand.
The center said it did not know whether a tsunami had been generated as a result of the quake, but warned that quakes of this magnitude have the potential to generate a destructive local tsunami and occasionally a destructive regional tsunami.
The center also warned that the initial wave may not be the largest and that successive waves can be between five minutes to one hour later.
The following initial wave arrival times was issued by the center. All times are in UTC. Thailand is plus seven hours ahead of UTC.
LOCATION FORECAST POINT ARRIVAL TIME
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INDIA
NORTH ANDAMAN 2021Z 10 AUG
LITTLE ANDAMAN 2053Z 10 AUG
PORT BLAIR 2121Z 10 AUG
GREAT NICOBAR 2136Z 10 AUG
KAKINADA 2205Z 10 AUG
BALESHWAR 2231Z 10 AUG
MYANMAR
PYINKAYAING 2047Z 10 AUG
CHEDUBA ISLAND 2100Z 10 AUG
SITTWE 2135Z 10 AUG
MERGUI 2243Z 10 AUG
YANGON 2321Z 10 AUG
INDONESIA
BANDA ACEH 2204Z 10 AUG
THAILAND
PHUKET 2244Z 10 AUG
KO PHRA THONG 2257Z 10 AUG
KO TARUTAO 0012Z 11 AUG
BANGLADESH
CHITTAGONG 2340Z 10 AUG
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