Thursday, March 17, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/17/li7ost/01/messageli7ost-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 171708
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
908 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 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 - 4.1
TIME - 0905 AKDT MAR 17 2011
1005 PDT MAR 17 2011
1705 UTC MAR 17 2011
LOCATION - 58.5 NORTH 137.7 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM SW OF HAINES ALASKA
120 MILES/193 KM W OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 16 MILES/25 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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