Wednesday, September 22, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/09/23/521970/01/message521970-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 230538
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
938 PM AKDT WED SEP 22 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 - 5.4
TIME - 2128 AKDT SEP 22 2010
2228 PDT SEP 22 2010
0528 UTC SEP 23 2010
LOCATION - 52.0 NORTH 179.7 EAST
45 MILES/72 KM NE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
155 MILES/249 KM W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 52 MILES/84 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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