Thursday, October 27, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/10/28/ltr5r4/01/messageltr5r4-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 280140
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
540 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 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 - 5.5
TIME - 1735 AKDT OCT 27 2011
1835 PDT OCT 27 2011
0135 UTC OCT 28 2011
LOCATION - 51.6 NORTH 171.4 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM SE OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA
230 MILES/370 KM E OF ADAK 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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