Wednesday, February 15, 2012

NWS Tsunami Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2012/02/15/lzgipq/01/messagelzgipq-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 152309
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
209 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...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 - 5.2
TIME - 1403 AKST FEB 15 2012
1503 PST FEB 15 2012
2303 UTC FEB 15 2012
LOCATION - 50.1 NORTH 179.3 WEST
120 MILES/193 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
170 MILES/274 KM SW OF ADAK 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.

$$

No comments: