Sunday, October 16, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/10/17/lt75cg/01/messagelt75cg-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 170617
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1017 PM AKDT SUN OCT 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 - 4.4
TIME - 2215 AKDT OCT 16 2011
2315 PDT OCT 16 2011
0615 UTC OCT 17 2011
LOCATION - 56.4 NORTH 167.8 WEST
110 MILES/177 KM SE OF PRIBILOF IS ALASKA
475 MILES/764 KM NE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 21 MILES/33 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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