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Geophysics and Tsunami Division (GFT)

Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD)

Ministry of Science, Technology and InnovationJalan Sultan, 46667 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

MALAYSIANNATIONAL TSUNAMI EARLY

WARNING SYSTEMMNTEWS



Close to the most two

seismically active plateboundries

- inter plate boundary between

the Indo Australia and Eurasian

Plates on the west

inter plate boundary between

Eurasian and Philippine Plates

on the east

-major earthquke

originating from 2

plates

-earthqke of local origin

-associated with active

fault exist in msia

region.



Langkawi : 3.0 hrs

Balik Pulau : 4.0 hrsB. Feringghi : 4.4 hrs

Kuala Muda : 4.5 hrs

Jln. Gurney : 4.5 hrs

Bagan Datok : 5.5 hrs

Sabak Bernam : 6.0 hrs

-tsunami tragedy 26 Dis 2004

-effected to west coast of Msia.



Affected Areas in Malaysia

Death 68

Missing 6

Evacuated 8,292

Estimated

Property

Damage

RM

100

million



Malaysian National TsunamiEarly Warning System

MNTEWS)

To enable the provision of timely and

effective early warning to the public in the

event of the occurrence of a tsunamigenerated over the Indian Ocean, South

China Sea, Sulu Sea or the Pacific Ocean

that will affect Malaysia.

Malaysian Government had established

MNTEWS just after the December 26 2004

Tsunami.



Malaysian National Tsunami

Early Warning System

MNTEWS)As national monitoring centre for all earthquakeactivities and tsunami in Malaysia and its adjacentareas on a 24-hour basis troughout the year.

Issuance of information, advisory, notice, earlywarning and warning on the occurrence of earthquakeand tsunami that threaten the security and safety of

Malaysia.

It is an integral part of the Indian Ocean TsunamiWarning System and the Northwest Pacific AdvisorySystem coordinated by the Intergovernmental

Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO.



Operation and maintenancein MNETWC

24 hours X 7 days a week

2 shift8:00 am - 8:10pm

8:00 pm - 8:10am

Each shift consists of 6

operational staff



Main Area Coverage for Reporting

Earthquake Events



DEEP OCEAN

BUOY

TIDE GAUGE

Tsunami

Operations

Centre

Information And

Warning

Dissemination

Coastal CameraNetwork

Integration

Analysis

Modelling

Decision Making

D

a t a

C o m m u n i c

a t i o n s

Linkage

PTWC / JMA /

Others

SMS

Telefax

Webcast

Siren / PA

Media Broadcast

M ini Studio

Data & Information

Collection Component

Processing

Component

Dissemination

Component

SEISMIC

MNTEWS System Overview



Satellite

Broadband sensor

Short-period sensor

Kulim

Ipoh

Kuala Lumpur

Kluang

K.Trengganu

Kuching

SibuBintulu

Tawau

Sandakan

Kudat

K.Kinabalu

Kota Tinggi

Lahad Datu

MALAYSIAN NATIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK

Jerantut

Bakun

Sapulut



Dbloc2 Interface for relocatingearthquakes’ parameters

Screen Display of Existing Near

Real-Time Seismic Data Acquisition

Workstation showing signals from

an Earthquake

Earthquake events displayed onthe map

DATA PROCESSING COMPONENT-seismis processing system,ANTELOPE

-used to compute the lat,long,mag and the depth of eartquake.

- manual calculation,is also carried following that.



TIDE GAUGE NETWORKAwana Porto Malai

Pantai Kerachut

Pulau Perak

Pulau Perhentian

Tanjung Gelang

Teluk Sepanggar

Lahad Datu

Kudat

Bintulu

Tanjung Keling

Pulau Jarak

Kuala Terengganu

Pulau Tioman

Labuan

Miri

Mukah



Normal mode

- transmit to MTEWC every hour through INMARSAT.

Tsunami mode

- transmitting every minute.

- Replacing Inmarsat communication with VSAT

communication.- Normal mode – every 1 hour to every 15 minutes

(tsunami mode - every 1 minute)

MMD has also monitor the sea level at 37 sites

in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

MNTEWS

TIDE GAUGE NETWORK-effort to improve the monitoring sea cond in the region



DEEP OCEAN BUOY NETWORK

Pulau Rondo,Indonesia- installed 30 Dec 2005

Pulau Layang-Layang -installed 7 March 2006

To detect the surface pressure and the height of the

tsunami waves; tsunameter instrument tool.



International Buoy - 17

Normal mode - 1 hour Tsunami mode - 15 minute

BUOY NETWORK- cont

Collaboration with the international by importing data from world wide tsunami buoys

through the World Met Org (WMO) by Global Telecommunication System(GTS)



COASTAL CAMERA NETWORKLangkawi

Kuala Muda

Batu Feringghi

Pasir Panjang

Pulau Pangkor

Pulau TiomanPelabuhan Klang

Teluk Cempedak

Kuala Terengganu

Mukah

Bintulu

Miri

Kudat

Tawau

Kota Kinabalu

LabuanSandakan

Semporna



COASTAL CAMERA NETWORK- cont

-to monitor real time wave /unusual sea condition

-directly display at head quaters monitor

-using internet communication (straemyx)



LINKAGE TO PWTC/JMA

-earthquake information/tsunami warning

-tsunami advisory services for tsunami

that occur in the Pacific, South China Sea

and Indian Ocean region

-help in verification of the earthquake

data and information issued.



19

Calculated Tsunami Travel

Times

(EQ 26 Dec 2004)

- each curve represents 30 minutes of tsunami travel time

-hit Indonesia in 15 minutes, Sri Lanka in 2 hrs and Kenya in 9 hrs after the EQ

TSUNAMI MODELLING

MNTEWS – PROCESSING COMPONENT-WIN-ITDB modelling software

-estimate the tsunami time travel



Public

Fixed Line Telephone(Fixed Line Alert System)

Dissemination System

Radio&Television

MMD Web

SMS

Hotline

Warning System

WARNING

Fax

SIREN

ADVISORY

MNTEWS - DISSEMINATION

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Dissemination

Earthquake Information and Tsunami Alert/Warning

==> via various channels such as

- SMS (SMS is used as an early alert on earthquake information and

tsunami warning to relevant personnel and agencies)

- Hotline (a hotline channel is used to communicate directly between

MNTEWC and National Television)

- Fixed line (whenever necessary) and Telefax

- Website

- Crawlers (in the case of felt earthquake, or tsunami)

- Fixed Line Alert System (FLAS) (ensure the warnings to

evacuate reach the communities)

- Mini studio at MNTEWC

- Tsunami Siren (in the case of evacuation is necessary)



Tsunami Siren Network

- at strategic locations along the coastline areas

13 Tsunami Siren Warning

LEGEND : Existing Siren - 13

Proposed additional sirens - 10

Pantai Chenang

SandakanKuala Kurau

Pulau Pangkor

Pulau KetamPulau Tioman

Kuala Terengganu

Miri

Labuan

Kota Kinabalu Lahad Datu

Kudat

Teluk BahangKg. Kuala Sg. Muda

Kuala KedahTg. Bunggah

Batu Feringgi

Pasir Panjang

Kuala Teriang

Teluk Cempedak

SempornaTawauKunak





Pantai Chenang

SandakanKuala Kurau

Pulau Pangkor

Pulau KetamPulau Tioman

Kuala Terengganu

Miri

Labuan

Kota Kinabalu Lahad Datu

Kudat

Teluk BahangKg. Kuala Sg. Muda

Kuala KedahTg. Bunggah

Batu Feringgi

Pasir Panjang

Kuala Teriang

Teluk Cempedak

SempornaTawauKunak

-provide notification of an emergency warning/tsunami threat at anytime.



FIXED LINE ALERT SYSTEM (FLAS)

-jointly develop with TELEKOM Malaysia; country communication network

-enables voice message dissemination of earthquake/tsunami warning to reach public in affected areas through the fixed telephone line.



Several public awareness campaigns have been carried out at selected high risk

areas in the 2008 , 2009, 2010 and 2011. Will be continue in next year.

Public Awareness

Tsunami Drill

Tsunami drills have been carried out:

- at Tuaran, Sabah in the year 2006 (Pacific Wave 2006)

- at Langkawi, Kedah in the year 2007.

- at Langkawi, Kedah in 14 October 2009 (Indian Ocean Wave 2009)

-Is important to educate the citizen to concern our early warning in order to reduce the risks of fatality.



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