Thursday, September 15, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/09/15/lrk9bl/01/messagelrk9bl-01.htm

SEUS71 PAAQ 151104
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
404 AM PDT THU SEP 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 - 4.1
TIME - 0302 AKDT SEP 15 2011
0402 PDT SEP 15 2011
1102 UTC SEP 15 2011
LOCATION - 49.5 NORTH 127.2 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM S OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
255 MILES/410 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 14 MILES/22 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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