Monday, October 31, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/10/31/ltx5iz/01/messageltx5iz-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 310721
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1121 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED
FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.0
TIME - 2316 AKDT OCT 30 2011
0016 PDT OCT 31 2011
0716 UTC OCT 31 2011
LOCATION - 50.7 NORTH 177.3 EAST
90 MILES/145 KM SW OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
275 MILES/443 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 134 MILES/216 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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