Monday, March 30, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 301744
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1044 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.5
TIME - 0940 AKDT MAR 30 2009
1040 PDT MAR 30 2009
1740 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 37.2 NORTH 121.6 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM NE OF MONTEREY CALIFORNIA
60 MILES/97 KM SE OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 4 MILES/6 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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