Saturday, October 09, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/10/10/669089/01/message669089-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 100614
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1014 PM AKDT SAT OCT 9 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 - 5.1
TIME - 2208 AKDT OCT 09 2010
2308 PDT OCT 09 2010
0608 UTC OCT 10 2010
LOCATION - 51.4 NORTH 175.2 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
70 MILES/113 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 20 MILES/32 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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