Monday, August 23, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/08/24/262853/01/message262853-01.htm

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1044 PM PDT MON AUG 23 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 - 2142 AKDT AUG 23 2010
2242 PDT AUG 23 2010
0542 UTC AUG 24 2010
LOCATION - 33.5 NORTH 119.0 WEST
120 MILES/193 KM NW OF SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA
60 MILES/97 KM SW 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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