Friday, February 18, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/02/19/lguj2j/01/messagelguj2j-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 190405
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
705 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 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 - 5.3
TIME - 1859 AKST FEB 18 2011
1959 PST FEB 18 2011
0359 UTC FEB 19 2011
LOCATION - 51.5 NORTH 177.8 EAST
55 MILES/89 KM W OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
240 MILES/386 KM W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 102 MILES/164 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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