Thursday, June 16, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/06/17/lmwx9c/01/messagelmwx9c-01.htm

SEUS71 PAAQ 170225
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
725 PM PDT THU JUN 16 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 - 4.9
TIME - 1822 AKDT JUN 16 2011
1922 PDT JUN 16 2011
0222 UTC JUN 17 2011
LOCATION - 52.0 NORTH 131.3 WEST
90 MILES/145 KM SE OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
450 MILES/724 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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