Monday, June 14, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 150429
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
929 PM PDT MON JUN 14 2010

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE SUCH
THAT A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE
SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER
LANDSLIDES. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR
THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.8
TIME - 2027 AKDT JUN 14 2010
2127 PDT JUN 14 2010
0427 UTC JUN 15 2010
LOCATION - 32.7 NORTH 115.9 WEST
20 MILES/32 KM SW OF EL CENTRO CALIFORNIA
165 MILES/266 KM SE OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 4 MILES/6 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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