Saturday, July 16, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/07/16/lofzip/01/messagelofzip-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 162002
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1202 PM AKDT SAT JUL 16 2011

...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 - 6.1
TIME - 1159 AKDT JUL 16 2011
1259 PDT JUL 16 2011
1959 UTC JUL 16 2011
LOCATION - 54.6 NORTH 161.0 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM SW OF SAND POINT ALASKA
610 MILES/982 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 25 MILES/40 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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