Wednesday, December 21, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/12/21/lwkiqz/01/messagelwkiqz-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 211917
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1017 AM AKST WED DEC 21 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 - 4.3
TIME - 1014 AKST DEC 21 2011
1114 PST DEC 21 2011
1914 UTC DEC 21 2011
LOCATION - 56.4 NORTH 154.5 WEST
125 MILES/201 KM SW OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
370 MILES/595 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 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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