Sunday, February 15, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1037 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A LOCATION AND 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 - 1035 AKST FEB 15 2009
1135 PST FEB 15 2009
1935 UTC FEB 15 2009
LOCATION - 61.6 NORTH 146.5 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM N OF VALDEZ ALASKA
120 MILES/193 KM NE OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 9 MILES/14 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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