Friday, August 08, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 081549
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
849 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 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 - 0742 AKDT AUG 08 2008
0842 PDT AUG 08 2008
1542 UTC AUG 08 2008
LOCATION - 51.9 NORTH 130.9 WEST
100 MILES/161 KM SE OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
465 MILES/748 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 8 MILES/13 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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