Sunday, December 26, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/12/26/le1bsi/01/messagele1bsi-01.htm

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
329 AM AKST SUN DEC 26 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 - 0324 AKST DEC 26 2010
0424 PST DEC 26 2010
1224 UTC DEC 26 2010
LOCATION - 51.2 NORTH 176.3 WEST
115 MILES/185 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
50 MILES/80 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 21 MILES/34 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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