Friday, September 02, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/09/03/lqxamm/01/messagelqxamm-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 030131
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
531 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 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 - 5.1
TIME - 1726 AKDT SEP 02 2011
1826 PDT SEP 02 2011
0126 UTC SEP 03 2011
LOCATION - 51.6 NORTH 171.5 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM SE OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA
225 MILES/362 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 24 MILES/39 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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