Saturday, January 16, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1115 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010

...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 - 1108 AKST JAN 16 2010
1208 PST JAN 16 2010
2008 UTC JAN 16 2010
LOCATION - 51.5 NORTH 177.7 EAST
55 MILES/89 KM W OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
240 MILES/386 KM W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 47 MILES/75 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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