Saturday, July 05, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 051301
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
501 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE
ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.1
TIME - 0456 AKDT JUL 05 2008
0556 PDT JUL 05 2008
1256 UTC JUL 05 2008
LOCATION - 51.3 NORTH 179.5 EAST
25 MILES/40 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
170 MILES/274 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 43 MILES/69 KM

THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

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