Tuesday, August 16, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/08/16/lq1fc0/01/messagelq1fc0-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 162028
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1228 PM AKDT TUE AUG 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 - 5.2
TIME - 1224 AKDT AUG 16 2011
1324 PDT AUG 16 2011
2024 UTC AUG 16 2011
LOCATION - 51.8 NORTH 174.8 EAST
60 MILES/97 KM SW OF BULDIR I. ALASKA
365 MILES/587 KM W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 24 MILES/38 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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