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National No Threat Bulletin issued 10:24AM EDT Sunday 21 October 2012
IDY68009

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

MEDIA:

NO USE OF STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL (SEWS)

PLEASE BROADCAST THIS INFORMATION IF REFERRING TO THE EARTHQUAKE IN NEWS REPORTS.

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NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AUSTRALIA

Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at 10:24 AM EDT on

Sunday 21 October 2012

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SUMMARY:

An undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.6 has occurred at 10:00 AM EDT on Sunday

21 October 2012 near the VANUATU ISLANDS.

THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND, ISLANDS OR TERRITORIES.

For further information check the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au/tsunami or call

1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264).

No further updates will be issued unless the situation changes.

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DETAILS:

An undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.6 has occurred at 10:00 AM EDT on Sunday

21 October 2012 near the VANUATU ISLANDS (latitude 13.570S, longitude 166.680E).

The JATWC has assessed that there is NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE AUSTRALIAN

MAINLAND, ISLANDS OR TERRITORIES from this earthquake.

No further updates will be issued unless the situation changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264)

Check the Bureau's web site: www.bom.gov.au/tsunami

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The JATWC is operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience

Australia

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