Wednesday, December 29, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/12/30/le8bae/01/messagele8bae-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 300703
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1003 PM AKST WED DEC 29 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 - 5.3
TIME - 2157 AKST DEC 29 2010
2257 PST DEC 29 2010
0657 UTC DEC 30 2010
LOCATION - 52.8 NORTH 171.3 EAST
80 MILES/129 KM W OF ATTU I. ALASKA
510 MILES/821 KM W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 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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