Saturday, March 10, 2012

NWS Tsunami Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2012/03/10/m0oa1v/01/messagem0oa1v-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 101415
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
515 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...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 - 5.7
TIME - 0511 AKST MAR 10 2012
0611 PST MAR 10 2012
1411 UTC MAR 10 2012
LOCATION - 55.2 NORTH 157.5 WEST
85 MILES/137 KM SE OF CHIGNIK ALASKA
500 MILES/805 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 20 MILES/32 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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