Tuesday, April 27, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1019 AM AKDT TUE APR 27 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 - 1015 AKDT APR 27 2010
1115 PDT APR 27 2010
1815 UTC APR 27 2010
LOCATION - 50.7 NORTH 178.9 EAST
55 MILES/89 KM S OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
210 MILES/338 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 22 MILES/36 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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