Saturday, September 19, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 200117
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
517 PM AKDT SAT SEP 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 - 4.0
TIME - 1715 AKDT SEP 19 2009
1815 PDT SEP 19 2009
0115 UTC SEP 20 2009
LOCATION - 61.0 NORTH 149.8 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM SW OF PALMER ALASKA
10 MILES/16 KM SE OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 28 MILES/45 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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