Wednesday, August 27, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 272022
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
122 PM PDT WED AUG 27 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 - 5.1
TIME - 1218 AKDT AUG 27 2008
1318 PDT AUG 27 2008
2018 UTC AUG 27 2008
LOCATION - 50.2 NORTH 130.1 WEST
130 MILES/209 KM W OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
395 MILES/636 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 7 MILES/11 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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