Monday, September 19, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/09/19/lrrcx8/01/messagelrrcx8-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 190710
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1110 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 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 - 2303 AKDT SEP 18 2011
0003 PDT SEP 19 2011
0703 UTC SEP 19 2011
LOCATION - 53.6 NORTH 170.0 WEST
65 MILES/105 KM NW OF NIKOLSKI ALASKA
305 MILES/491 KM NE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 92 MILES/148 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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