Tuesday, April 21, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 210842
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1242 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 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 - 5.1
TIME - 0037 AKDT APR 21 2009
0137 PDT APR 21 2009
0837 UTC APR 21 2009
LOCATION - 52.0 NORTH 173.3 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM SE OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
145 MILES/233 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 23 MILES/37 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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