Thursday, October 14, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/10/14/706116/01/message706116-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 141303
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
503 AM AKDT THU OCT 14 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 - 0459 AKDT OCT 14 2010
0559 PDT OCT 14 2010
1259 UTC OCT 14 2010
LOCATION - 60.2 NORTH 140.7 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM NW OF YAKUTAT ALASKA
260 MILES/418 KM NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA
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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