Saturday, May 16, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 161827
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1027 AM AKDT SAT MAY 16 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 - 5.4
TIME - 1021 AKDT MAY 16 2009
1121 PDT MAY 16 2009
1821 UTC MAY 16 2009
LOCATION - 56.3 NORTH 152.3 WEST
100 MILES/161 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
350 MILES/563 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 18 MILES/29 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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