Monday, May 09, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/05/09/lkxzoc/01/messagelkxzoc-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 091908
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1108 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 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 - 5.0
TIME - 1105 AKDT MAY 09 2011
1205 PDT MAY 09 2011
1905 UTC MAY 09 2011
LOCATION - 54.8 NORTH 160.0 WEST
35 MILES/56 KM SE OF SAND POINT ALASKA
575 MILES/925 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE 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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