Thursday, October 07, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/10/08/650837/01/message650837-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 080331
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
731 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 - 6.4
TIME - 1926 AKDT OCT 07 2010
2026 PDT OCT 07 2010
0326 UTC OCT 08 2010
LOCATION - 51.1 NORTH 175.2 WEST
85 MILES/137 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
80 MILES/129 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 20 MILES/32 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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