Thursday, December 30, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/12/30/le8pgf/01/messagele8pgf-01.htm

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
305 AM AKST THU DEC 30 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 - 0303 AKST DEC 30 2010
0403 PST DEC 30 2010
1203 UTC DEC 30 2010
LOCATION - 51.4 NORTH 177.3 EAST
75 MILES/121 KM W OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
260 MILES/418 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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