Wednesday, August 19, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 191821
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1021 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 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 - 5.0
TIME - 1019 AKDT AUG 19 2009
1119 PDT AUG 19 2009
1819 UTC AUG 19 2009
LOCATION - 61.2 NORTH 150.8 WEST
65 MILES/105 KM SW OF PALMER ALASKA
30 MILES/48 KM W OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 40 MILES/64 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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