Tuesday, March 01, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

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

SEAK71 PAAQ 011257
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
357 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 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 - 5.1
TIME - 0350 AKST MAR 01 2011
0450 PST MAR 01 2011
1250 UTC MAR 01 2011
LOCATION - 51.1 NORTH 179.6 EAST
35 MILES/56 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
170 MILES/274 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 26 MILES/42 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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