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Subject: Re: present big quake
From: meredith lamb mlamb1@..........
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 12:05:16 -0700




Canie wrote:

>
>
> Looks like a big one -
>
> TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 1
> WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
> ISSUED JUN 4 AT 1711 UTC
>
> ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
> COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...
>
> NO, REPEAT NO, WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
>
> AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.4, OCCURRED AT
> 0829 ADT ON JUN 4, OR 0929 PDT ON JUN 4, OR 1629 UTC ON JUN 4.
> THE EARTHQUAKE WAS LOCATED IN THE GENERAL AREA OF:
> SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA     NEAR 4.0S, 102.7E.
>
> THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE A TSUNAMI
> INFORMATION BULLETIN FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.
>

Canie and Karl,

It almost looks like a "big hole" for tsunami's early warning in that
region.  NEIC only
seems to cover the general Pacific area.  The Russian center seems to
have little or no
update for the area either.  I'd imagine some damage has already
occurred, but its in
a "no man's land" area.  Unfortunately for the people in the area, about
all they can do
is seek higher ground....if....they felt the quake?

Meredith Lamb




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