Saturday, December 25, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/12/25/le036c/01/messagele036c-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 252027
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1127 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 - 5.2
TIME - 1121 AKST DEC 25 2010
1221 PST DEC 25 2010
2021 UTC DEC 25 2010
LOCATION - 51.0 NORTH 176.1 WEST
115 MILES/185 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
70 MILES/113 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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