Monday, October 24, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/10/25/ltlqte/01/messageltlqte-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 250330
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
730 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED
FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.7
TIME - 1925 AKDT OCT 24 2011
2025 PDT OCT 24 2011
0325 UTC OCT 25 2011
LOCATION - 51.8 NORTH 171.6 WEST
35 MILES/56 KM SE OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA
220 MILES/354 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 25 MILES/40 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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