Wednesday, August 18, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/08/19/217628/01/message217628-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 190007
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
407 PM AKDT WED AUG 18 2010

...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 - 4.0
TIME - 1605 AKDT AUG 18 2010
1705 PDT AUG 18 2010
0005 UTC AUG 19 2010
LOCATION - 56.3 NORTH 154.3 WEST
125 MILES/201 KM SW OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
370 MILES/595 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 19 MILES/30 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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