Friday, September 12, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1155 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 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 - 4.0
TIME - 1151 AKDT SEP 12 2008
1251 PDT SEP 12 2008
1951 UTC SEP 12 2008
LOCATION - 62.2 NORTH 149.7 WEST
15 MILES/24 KM SE OF TALKEETNA ALASKA
70 MILES/113 KM N OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 29 MILES/47 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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