Monday, February 28, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/01/lhcx4y/01/messagelhcx4y-01.htm

SEUS71 PAAQ 010224
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
624 PM PST MON FEB 28 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 - 4.2
TIME - 1720 AKST FEB 28 2011
1820 PST FEB 28 2011
0220 UTC MAR 01 2011
LOCATION - 38.6 NORTH 122.8 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM W OF SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA
60 MILES/97 KM NW OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 3 MILES/5 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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