Thursday, February 10, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/02/10/lgeatt/01/messagelgeatt-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 100942
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1242 AM AKST THU FEB 10 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 - 5.0
TIME - 0039 AKST FEB 10 2011
0139 PST FEB 10 2011
0939 UTC FEB 10 2011
LOCATION - 58.4 NORTH 154.2 WEST
75 MILES/121 KM NW OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
245 MILES/394 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 37 MILES/59 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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