Friday, July 22, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/07/23/lorwnp/01/messagelorwnp-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 230634
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1034 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 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 - 5.4
TIME - 2229 AKDT JUL 22 2011
2329 PDT JUL 22 2011
0629 UTC JUL 23 2011
LOCATION - 55.0 NORTH 161.3 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM SW OF SAND POINT ALASKA
595 MILES/958 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 24 MILES/39 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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