Australia is on tsunami watch after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile’s coast, toppling buildings and killing at least six people.
National Warning Summary issued 9:50PM EDT Saturday 27 February 2010
IDY68020Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
MEDIA:
NO USE OF STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL (SEWS)
REFER TO INDIVIDUAL STATE AND TERRITORY TSUNAMI WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION.
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NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SUMMARY FOR AUSTRALIA NUMBER 2
Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at
9:50 PM EDT on Saturday 27 February 2010
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TSUNAMI SOURCE:
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 8.8 occurred at 5:34 PM EDT on Saturday 27
February 2010 near THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE (latitude 35.320S longitude
72.930W ).
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NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING STATUS SUMMARY:
Queensland Marine Warning issued 8:44PM EST Saturday 27 February 2010
New South Wales Marine Warning issued 9:44PM EDT Saturday 27 February 2010
Lord Howe Island Marine Warning issued 9:45PM EDT Saturday 27 February 2010
Norfolk Island Marine Warning issued 10:15PM local time Saturday 27 February
2010
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TSUNAMI DETAILS
The following sea level gauges have observed a tsunami:
Heights refer to wave amplitudes (half the peak to trough value).
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL
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CALDERA CHILE 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.2S 70.4W 0832Z 0.40M
TALCAHUANO CHILE 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M
COQUIMBO CHILE 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M
CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M
SAN FELIX CHILE 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M
VALPARAISO CHILE 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M
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FOR LATEST AND FURTHER INFORMATION:
Refer to individual State and Territory tsunami warnings and watches issued by
the JATWC for more detailed information.
Listen for any further advice from your local emergency service through the
media.
Maps showing the affected areas are on the Bureau web site http://www.bom.gov.au.
For emergency assistance, call your local emergency service on 132 500. Call
the Tasmania Police on 131 444.
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NEXT UPDATE:
The next national warning summary will be issued at 11:20 PM EDT on Saturday 27
February 2010
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EDT = Eastern Daylight Time
EST = Eastern Standard Time = EDT – 1 hour
CST = Central Standard Time = EDT – 1.5 hours
CDT = Central Daylight Time = EDT – 30 minutes
WST = Western Standard Time = EDT – 3 hours
The JATWC is operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience
Australia
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