Monday, April 25, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/04/26/lk8k3m/01/messagelk8k3m-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 260132
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
532 PM AKDT MON APR 25 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 - 1729 AKDT APR 25 2011
1829 PDT APR 25 2011
0129 UTC APR 26 2011
LOCATION - 50.7 NORTH 179.2 EAST
55 MILES/89 KM S OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
195 MILES/314 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 22 MILES/36 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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