Saturday, April 18, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 190539
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
939 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 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 - 5.3
TIME - 2132 AKDT APR 18 2009
2232 PDT APR 18 2009
0532 UTC APR 19 2009
LOCATION - 52.2 NORTH 178.7 EAST
45 MILES/72 KM NW OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
200 MILES/322 KM W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 58 MILES/93 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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