Thursday, August 07, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 071018
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
218 AM AKDT THU AUG 7 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 - 5.0
TIME - 0212 AKDT AUG 07 2008
0312 PDT AUG 07 2008
1012 UTC AUG 07 2008
LOCATION - 52.2 NORTH 175.7 WEST
65 MILES/105 KM W OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
45 MILES/72 KM NE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 6 MILES/10 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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