Wednesday, November 23, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/11/23/lv4yon/01/messagelv4yon-01.htm

SEUS71 PAAQ 232306
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
306 PM PST WED NOV 23 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 - 4.0
TIME - 1403 AKST NOV 23 2011
1503 PST NOV 23 2011
2303 UTC NOV 23 2011
LOCATION - 50.7 NORTH 129.4 WEST
105 MILES/169 KM NW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 10 MILES/16 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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