| Title |
| EWS for Tsunami in Asia |
| Maintained By |
Hong Kong Observatory |
| Warning Years |
|
| Variable Monitored |
Tide level |
| Format |
ASCII |
| Continuous Data |
No |
| Real Time Data |
No |
| Data Source |
Hong Kong Observatory |
| Data Flow granted for |
> 20 years |
| Funded Life Time of EWS |
> 20 years |
| Technical Description |
| 1. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) monitors earthquake activities by operating a local seismic network of long and short period seismograph stations and reports earthquake P-times via the Gobal Telecommunication System (GTS) and Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) to various centres such as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) and the National Earthquake Information Centre (NEIC) in near real-time;
2. HKO monitors Tsunami Bulletins issued by PTWC through GTS. |
| Publications |
| Tsunami, Hong Kong Observatory Technical Note (Local) No. 7, 1965 |
| Conditions that Trigger The Warning |
| HKO will consider issuing a Tsunami Warning based on information provided in the Tsunami Bulletins from PTWC. |
| Recipients of the Warning |
Emergency response - Government
Hong Kong Police Force - Government
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government - Government
|
| History of the Warning |
1.
Warning Issued:
Warning Followed By event:No
Action Triggered:
Comments: no history |