Saturday, August 16, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 170600
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1100 PM PDT SAT AUG 16 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 - 4.7
TIME - 2157 AKDT AUG 16 2008
2257 PDT AUG 16 2008
0557 UTC AUG 17 2008
LOCATION - 41.2 NORTH 124.1 WEST
30 MILES/48 KM N OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA
250 MILES/402 KM NW OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 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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