India earthquake downgraded, local tsunami watch only: Pacific centre

June 11, 2010 (LBO) - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has downgraded a watch bulletin taking Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia off its list saying a local tsunami is likely to only affect India.

Indian authorities have said waves of only 50 centimetres are likely and there is 'nothing alarming.

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Sri Lanka's authorities asked citizens to be on alert.

The earthquake in India's Nicobar Islands was downgraded from 7.

6 in the Richter scale to 7.5.

The full revised watch bulletin from US authorities issued at 1.

04 am Sri Lanka time Sunday is reproduced below.

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2018Z 12 JUN 2010

NOTE - DUE TO THE DOWNWARD REVISION OF THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE TO 7.5 AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE EARTHQUAKE.

THE AREA OF THE WATCH IS NOW REDUCED TO ONLY INDIA. ALL OTHER REGIONS FORMERLY UNDER A WATCH ARE NOW REMOVED FROM THE WATCH.

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... A LOCAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

INDIA

FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

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