Saturday, June 21, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 211946
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1146 AM AKDT SAT JUN 21 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 - 4.0
TIME - 1143 AKDT JUN 21 2008
1243 PDT JUN 21 2008
1943 UTC JUN 21 2008
LOCATION - 59.0 NORTH 152.7 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM SW OF HOMER ALASKA
185 MILES/298 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 52 MILES/84 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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