Tuesday, February 21, 2012

NWS Tsunami Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2012/02/21/lzqx4e/01/messagelzqx4e-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 211356
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
456 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...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 - 5.0
TIME - 0451 AKST FEB 21 2012
0551 PST FEB 21 2012
1351 UTC FEB 21 2012
LOCATION - 68.1 NORTH 167.4 WEST
150 MILES/241 KM NW OF KOTZEBUE ALASKA
255 MILES/410 KM NW OF NOME ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/20 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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