WEIO23 PHEB 241053
TSP-INATEWS-20171024-1053-001
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PUBLIC TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
IOTWMS TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA (INATEWS-BMKG)
ISSUED AT 1053 UTC, TUESDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2017
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... EARTHQUAKE BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE INDIAN OCEAN
AND IS ISSUED BY TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER INDONESIA IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM (IOTWMS).

FOR INFORMATION APPLYING TO AREAS OUTSIDE THE INDIAN OCEAN REFER TO
THE RELEVANT TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS LISTED IN SECTION
6 BELOW.

1. EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA HAS DETECTED AN EARTHQUAKE WITH THE FOLLOWING
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION:

MAGNITUDE  : 6.6 MWP
DEPTH      : 569KM
DATE       : 24 OCT 2017
ORIGIN TIME: 10:47:46 UTC
LATITUDE   : 7.36S
LONGITUDE  : 123.08E
LOCATION   : BANDA SEA

2. EVALUATION
BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA AND TSUNAMI MODELLING, THIS EARTHQUAKE
MAY BE CAPABLE OF GENERATING A TSUNAMI AFFECTING THE INDIAN OCEAN
REGION. IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION TO DETERMINE
IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND WILL ISSUE FURTHER BULLETINS AS
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID

3. 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
INDIAN OCEAN COUNTRIES. THE TSUNAMI WARNING STATUS REPORTED BY NTWCS
FOR THEIR COUNTRIES CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN/INCOIS/TSUNAMI/NTWCFEEDBACKSTATUS.JSP

4. OTHER INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDERS:
OTHER IOTWMS-TSPS MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT:
IOTWMS-TSP AUSTRALIA:  HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/TSUNAMI/IOTWMS/
IOTWMS-TSP INDIA:      HTTP://WWW.INCOIS.GOV.IN/INCOIS/TSUNAMI/EQEVENTS.JSP

5. CONTACT INFORMATION
IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA:
THE AGENCY FOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (BMKG)
INATEWS - INDONESIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
ADDRESS: JL. ANGKASA I NO.2 KEMAYORAN, JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 10720
TEL.:  62 (21) 4246321/6546316
FAX:  62 (21) 6546316/4246703
P.O. BOX 3540 JAKARTA
WEBSITE:  HTTP://RTSP.BMKG.GO.ID/PUBLICBULL.PHP
E-MAIL:   INARTSP@BMKG.GO.ID
          MONITRTWP@BMKG.GO.ID

6. 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/

END OF BULLETIN
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