Wednesday, September 15, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/09/15/456680/01/message456680-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 151608
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
808 AM AKDT WED SEP 15 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 - 4.2
TIME - 0807 AKDT SEP 15 2010
0907 PDT SEP 15 2010
1607 UTC SEP 15 2010
LOCATION - 59.9 NORTH 153.1 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM NW OF HOMER ALASKA
145 MILES/233 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 76 MILES/122 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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