Monday, August 18, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 190047
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
447 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 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 - 3.9
TIME - 1645 AKDT AUG 18 2008
1745 PDT AUG 18 2008
0045 UTC AUG 19 2008
LOCATION - 61.6 NORTH 150.6 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM W OF PALMER ALASKA
35 MILES/56 KM NW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 31 MILES/50 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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