Thursday, February 03, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/02/04/lg2vfm/01/messagelg2vfm-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 040536
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
836 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 2033 AKST FEB 03 2011
2133 PST FEB 03 2011
0533 UTC FEB 04 2011
LOCATION - 60.8 NORTH 150.3 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM NW OF SEWARD ALASKA
30 MILES/48 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 44 MILES/71 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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