Sunday, May 18, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1224 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2008

...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 - 1218 AKDT MAY 18 2008
1318 PDT MAY 18 2008
2018 UTC MAY 18 2008
LOCATION - 66.1 NORTH 162.8 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM S OF KOTZEBUE ALASKA
135 MILES/217 KM NE OF NOME ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/20 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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