EQIWOC
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
542 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008
...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.2
TIME - 0438 AKDT AUG 28 2008
0538 PDT AUG 28 2008
1238 UTC AUG 28 2008
LOCATION - 50.3 NORTH 129.4 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM W OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
370 MILES/595 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 62 MILES/100 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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