RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL

Situation Update No. 5

Posted:2012-04-11, 08:55:18 [UTC]

Ref.no.: EQ-20120411-34845-IDN

Situation Update No. 5
On 2012-04-11 at 11:30:48 [UTC]

Event: Earthquake
Location: Indonesia Province of Aceh 434km (269mi) W from Sinabang

Situation:

Thailand issued an evacuation order on Wednesday for its Andaman coast, a magnet for foreign tourists, after a massive earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami alert. Thailand’s National Disaster Warning Centre advised people in the area to move to higher places and stay as far away as possible from the sea. “All people along the Andaman coast must evacuate to safe areas. We expect a tsunami 1.6 to 2.0 metres high to hit Phuket and Phang Nga at 17:40 (10:40 GMT),” the centre’s director Somsak Khaosuwan said on Thai television. The Andaman Coast was battered by an Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 that killed an estimated 5 400 people in Thailand alone. Since then, Thailand has installed a high-tech warning system designed to reassure tourists and businesses that the country’s beaches are safe. The latest Thai alert, triggered by an 8.7-magnitude quake off Sumatra island, covers six southern Andaman coastal provinces. Flights to Phuket were diverted to other airports as passengers and staff were evacuated to higher ground, officials said. The tremor was felt as far afield as Thailand and southern India.

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EDIS Code: TS-20120411-34849-IDN Date&Time: 2012-04-11 11:18:12 [UTC] Continent: Indonesian Archipelago Country: Indonesia State/Prov.: Province of Aceh, Location: Sumatra, City: Meulaboh Confirmed Information!
Description:
Tsunami wave has been observed in Meulaboh, Province of Aceh, Indonesia on 11.04.2012 at 10:07 UTC. The tsunami wave’s height was 1.06 meters (3.5 feet) Other information not available yet, but this wave is capable of destruction.
Posted:2012-04-11 11:18:12 [UTC]

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