Saturday, November 20, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/11/20/024803/01/message024803-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 201017
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
117 AM AKST SAT NOV 20 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 - 0114 AKST NOV 20 2010
0214 PST NOV 20 2010
1014 UTC NOV 20 2010
LOCATION - 51.3 NORTH 176.8 WEST
130 MILES/209 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
40 MILES/64 KM S OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 2 MILES/3 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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