Thursday, May 26, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/05/26/llsoh6/01/messagellsoh6-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 260851
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1251 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 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 - 4.5
TIME - 0049 AKDT MAY 26 2011
0149 PDT MAY 26 2011
0849 UTC MAY 26 2011
LOCATION - 56.2 NORTH 154.1 WEST
130 MILES/209 KM SW OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
380 MILES/612 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 19 MILES/30 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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