Saturday, December 13, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 131959
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1059 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 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 - 4.5
TIME - 1056 AKST DEC 13 2008
1156 PST DEC 13 2008
1956 UTC DEC 13 2008
LOCATION - 60.8 NORTH 150.8 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM NW OF SEWARD ALASKA
40 MILES/64 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 34 MILES/54 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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