Saturday, December 25, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/12/25/le01eq/01/messagele01eq-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 251947
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1047 AM AKST SAT DEC 25 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 - 5.4
TIME - 1042 AKST DEC 25 2010
1142 PST DEC 25 2010
1942 UTC DEC 25 2010
LOCATION - 51.1 NORTH 176.2 WEST
115 MILES/185 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
55 MILES/89 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 9 MILES/14 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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