Wednesday, October 14, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 150017
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
417 PM AKDT WED OCT 14 2009

...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 - 5.3
TIME - 1614 AKDT OCT 14 2009
1714 PDT OCT 14 2009
0014 UTC OCT 15 2009
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 166.7 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM S OF DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA
430 MILES/692 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 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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