Friday, October 08, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/10/08/658074/01/message658074-01.htm

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
336 PM AKDT FRI OCT 8 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 - 5.2
TIME - 1532 AKDT OCT 08 2010
1632 PDT OCT 08 2010
2332 UTC OCT 08 2010
LOCATION - 50.9 NORTH 175.0 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
100 MILES/161 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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