Monday, January 31, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/01/31/lfwbw9/01/messagelfwbw9-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 311649
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
749 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...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 - 0746 AKST JAN 31 2011
0846 PST JAN 31 2011
1646 UTC JAN 31 2011
LOCATION - 60.0 NORTH 140.8 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM NW OF YAKUTAT ALASKA
255 MILES/410 KM NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 7 MILES/11 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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