Monday, July 18, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/07/18/lojw8h/01/messagelojw8h-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 182244
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
244 PM AKDT MON JUL 18 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 - 5.3
TIME - 1439 AKDT JUL 18 2011
1539 PDT JUL 18 2011
2239 UTC JUL 18 2011
LOCATION - 51.1 NORTH 179.1 EAST
30 MILES/48 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
190 MILES/306 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 22 MILES/36 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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