Friday, May 20, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/05/20/llhvqe/01/messagellhvqe-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 201255
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
455 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 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 - 4.3
TIME - 0452 AKDT MAY 20 2011
0552 PDT MAY 20 2011
1252 UTC MAY 20 2011
LOCATION - 59.9 NORTH 153.4 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM E OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
150 MILES/241 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 76 MILES/122 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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