Thursday, August 18, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/08/18/lq4rbn/01/messagelq4rbn-01.htm

SEUS71 PAAQ 181539
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
839 AM PDT THU AUG 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 - 4.9
TIME - 0736 AKDT AUG 18 2011
0836 PDT AUG 18 2011
1536 UTC AUG 18 2011
LOCATION - 51.7 NORTH 130.6 WEST
120 MILES/193 KM SE OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
470 MILES/756 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 8 MILES/13 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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