Wednesday, July 07, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 072357
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
457 PM PDT WED JUL 7 2010

...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 - 5.9
TIME - 1554 AKDT JUL 07 2010
1654 PDT JUL 07 2010
2354 UTC JUL 07 2010
LOCATION - 33.4 NORTH 116.4 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM NE OF SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA
115 MILES/185 KM SE OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 4 MILES/6 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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