EQIWOC
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
528 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2009
...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 - 4.6
TIME - 0425 AKST JAN 30 2009
0525 PST JAN 30 2009
1325 UTC JAN 30 2009
LOCATION - 47.8 NORTH 122.5 WEST
240 MILES/386 KM W OF SPOKANE WASHINGTON
15 MILES/24 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 22 MILES/35 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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