Sunday, September 12, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/09/12/427724/01/message427724-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 120747
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1147 PM AKDT SAT SEP 11 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 - 2341 AKDT SEP 11 2010
0041 PDT SEP 12 2010
0741 UTC SEP 12 2010
LOCATION - 50.7 NORTH 179.2 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
135 MILES/217 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 24 MILES/38 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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