Tuesday, June 15, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 160401
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
801 PM AKDT TUE JUN 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 - 5.0
TIME - 1956 AKDT JUN 15 2010
2056 PDT JUN 15 2010
0356 UTC JUN 16 2010
LOCATION - 51.5 NORTH 173.7 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM SE OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
130 MILES/209 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 30 MILES/49 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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