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Cellular-based and Internet-enabled real-time reporting of the tsunami at Goa and Kavaratti Island

The tsunami at Goa (west coast of India) and Kavaratti Island (Lakshadweep archipelago) in the Arabian Sea, caused by the 12 September 2007 Sumatra earthquake, was reported from cellular-based sea-level gauges in real-time on the Internet designed and established by the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. The tsunami arrived at Kavaratti Island and Goa after travelling nearly 5 h : 15 min and 8 h respectively, from the source region in Sunda trench.