Sunday, May 15, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/05/16/ll9xzw/01/messagell9xzw-01.htm

SEUS71 PAAQ 160603
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1103 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 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 - 2200 AKDT MAY 15 2011
2300 PDT MAY 15 2011
0600 UTC MAY 16 2011
LOCATION - 52.3 NORTH 131.2 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM SE OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
435 MILES/700 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 8 MILES/13 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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