Wednesday, August 31, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/08/31/lqtar8/01/messagelqtar8-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 312142
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
142 PM AKDT WED AUG 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 - 4.2
TIME - 1338 AKDT AUG 31 2011
1438 PDT AUG 31 2011
2138 UTC AUG 31 2011
LOCATION - 58.3 NORTH 151.3 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM NE OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
205 MILES/330 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 17 MILES/28 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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