Tuesday, August 03, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/08/03/087552/01/message087552-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 032248
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
248 PM AKDT TUE AUG 3 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 - 4.3
TIME - 1445 AKDT AUG 03 2010
1545 PDT AUG 03 2010
2245 UTC AUG 03 2010
LOCATION - 52.6 NORTH 169.4 WEST
30 MILES/48 KM SW OF NIKOLSKI ALASKA
315 MILES/507 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 3 MILES/5 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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