Tuesday, September 27, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/09/27/ls65h0/01/messagels65h0-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 270651
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1051 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 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 - 5.2
TIME - 2246 AKDT SEP 26 2011
2346 PDT SEP 26 2011
0646 UTC SEP 27 2011
LOCATION - 49.6 NORTH 178.7 EAST
130 MILES/209 KM S OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
260 MILES/418 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 40 MILES/64 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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