Thursday, April 15, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
550 PM AKDT THU APR 15 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 - 5.5
TIME - 1745 AKDT APR 15 2010
1845 PDT APR 15 2010
0145 UTC APR 16 2010
LOCATION - 54.4 NORTH 160.9 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM SW OF SAND POINT ALASKA
620 MILES/998 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 29 MILES/46 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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