Wednesday, June 17, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 170714
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1114 PM AKDT TUE JUN 16 2009

...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 - 5.4
TIME - 2308 AKDT JUN 16 2009
0008 PDT JUN 17 2009
0708 UTC JUN 17 2009
LOCATION - 51.6 NORTH 175.3 WEST
65 MILES/105 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
65 MILES/105 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 23 MILES/37 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.

$$

Monday, June 15, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 152039
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1239 PM AKDT MON JUN 15 2009

...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 - 1237 AKDT JUN 15 2009
1337 PDT JUN 15 2009
2037 UTC JUN 15 2009
LOCATION - 59.3 NORTH 153.0 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM SW OF HOMER ALASKA
170 MILES/274 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 52 MILES/84 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.

$$

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 091841
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1041 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2009

...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 - 4.4
TIME - 1039 AKDT JUN 09 2009
1139 PDT JUN 09 2009
1839 UTC JUN 09 2009
LOCATION - 59.0 NORTH 154.2 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM SE OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
210 MILES/338 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 93 MILES/150 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.

$$

Sunday, June 07, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 072327
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
327 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009

...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 - 1525 AKDT JUN 07 2009
1625 PDT JUN 07 2009
2325 UTC JUN 07 2009
LOCATION - 58.8 NORTH 136.7 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM SW OF HAINES ALASKA
90 MILES/145 KM NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 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.

$$

Saturday, June 06, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 061225
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
425 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009

...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 - 0422 AKDT JUN 06 2009
0522 PDT JUN 06 2009
1222 UTC JUN 06 2009
LOCATION - 54.2 NORTH 162.5 WEST
75 MILES/121 KM S OF COLD BAY ALASKA
615 MILES/990 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 21 MILES/34 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.

$$

Monday, June 01, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 020229
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
729 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 717 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON JUNE 1 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.5 OCCURRED
NEAR THE VANUATU ISLANDS.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Monday, May 25, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 252000
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1200 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2009

...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 - 4.1
TIME - 1156 AKDT MAY 25 2009
1256 PDT MAY 25 2009
1956 UTC MAY 25 2009
LOCATION - 58.9 NORTH 134.6 WEST
35 MILES/56 KM SE OF HAINES ALASKA
40 MILES/64 KM N OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 1 MILES/1 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.

$$

Sunday, May 24, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 240945
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
145 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 0140 AKDT MAY 24 2009
0240 PDT MAY 24 2009
0940 UTC MAY 24 2009
LOCATION - 59.8 NORTH 153.2 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM E OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
150 MILES/241 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 76 MILES/122 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.

$$

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 192253
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
353 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...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 - 4.0
TIME - 1449 AKDT MAY 19 2009
1549 PDT MAY 19 2009
2249 UTC MAY 19 2009
LOCATION - 33.9 NORTH 118.3 WEST
100 MILES/161 KM SW OF BARSTOW CALIFORNIA
10 MILES/16 KM SW OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 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.

$$

Sunday, May 17, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 180342
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
842 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2009

...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 - 4.8
TIME - 1940 AKDT MAY 17 2009
2040 PDT MAY 17 2009
0340 UTC MAY 18 2009
LOCATION - 33.8 NORTH 118.3 WEST
100 MILES/161 KM NW OF SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA
15 MILES/24 KM SW OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 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.

$$

Saturday, May 16, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 161845
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1045 AM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...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 - 5.4
TIME - 1038 AKDT MAY 16 2009
1138 PDT MAY 16 2009
1838 UTC MAY 16 2009
LOCATION - 56.5 NORTH 152.4 WEST
90 MILES/145 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
340 MILES/547 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 6 MILES/9 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 161827
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1027 AM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...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 - 5.4
TIME - 1021 AKDT MAY 16 2009
1121 PDT MAY 16 2009
1821 UTC MAY 16 2009
LOCATION - 56.3 NORTH 152.3 WEST
100 MILES/161 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
350 MILES/563 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 18 MILES/29 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.

$$

Friday, May 15, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 151828
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1028 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009

...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 - 1024 AKDT MAY 15 2009
1124 PDT MAY 15 2009
1824 UTC MAY 15 2009
LOCATION - 56.5 NORTH 152.4 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
340 MILES/547 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 7 MILES/12 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.

$$

Friday, May 08, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 082030
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
130 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.1
TIME - 1227 AKDT MAY 08 2009
1327 PDT MAY 08 2009
2027 UTC MAY 08 2009
LOCATION - 34.4 NORTH 119.2 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM S OF BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA
60 MILES/97 KM NW OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 4 MILES/6 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.

$$

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 052133
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
133 PM AKDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.1
TIME - 1331 AKDT MAY 05 2009
1431 PDT MAY 05 2009
2131 UTC MAY 05 2009
LOCATION - 62.2 NORTH 149.4 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM SE OF TALKEETNA ALASKA
75 MILES/121 KM NE OF ANCHORAGE 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.

$$

Monday, May 04, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 041152
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
352 AM AKDT MON MAY 4 2009

...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 - 4.1
TIME - 0347 AKDT MAY 04 2009
0447 PDT MAY 04 2009
1147 UTC MAY 04 2009
LOCATION - 59.8 NORTH 152.6 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM NW OF HOMER ALASKA
135 MILES/217 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 46 MILES/74 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.

$$

Friday, May 01, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 020223
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
623 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...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 - 1819 AKDT MAY 01 2009
1919 PDT MAY 01 2009
0219 UTC MAY 02 2009
LOCATION - 54.4 NORTH 161.4 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM SW OF SAND POINT ALASKA
630 MILES/1014 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 21 MILES/34 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 020113
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
613 PM PDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 1711 AKDT MAY 01 2009
1811 PDT MAY 01 2009
0111 UTC MAY 02 2009
LOCATION - 34.0 NORTH 118.9 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM S OF BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA
40 MILES/64 KM W OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 6 MILES/9 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.

$$

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 300457
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
857 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...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 - 4.8
TIME - 2055 AKDT APR 29 2009
2155 PDT APR 29 2009
0455 UTC APR 30 2009
LOCATION - 59.0 NORTH 151.4 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM S OF HOMER ALASKA
160 MILES/257 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 41 MILES/66 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.

$$

Sunday, April 26, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 261354
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
554 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009

...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 - 4.0
TIME - 0551 AKDT APR 26 2009
0651 PDT APR 26 2009
1351 UTC APR 26 2009
LOCATION - 61.2 NORTH 149.2 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF PALMER ALASKA
25 MILES/40 KM E OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 21 MILES/33 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.

$$

Thursday, April 23, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 240330
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
830 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009

...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 - 1928 AKDT APR 23 2009
2028 PDT APR 23 2009
0328 UTC APR 24 2009
LOCATION - 33.9 NORTH 117.8 WEST
85 MILES/137 KM SW OF BARSTOW CALIFORNIA
30 MILES/48 KM SE OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 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.

$$

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 210842
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1242 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A LOCATION AND 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 - 0037 AKDT APR 21 2009
0137 PDT APR 21 2009
0837 UTC APR 21 2009
LOCATION - 52.0 NORTH 173.3 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM SE OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
145 MILES/233 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 23 MILES/37 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.

$$

Saturday, April 18, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 190539
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
939 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...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 - 5.3
TIME - 2132 AKDT APR 18 2009
2232 PDT APR 18 2009
0532 UTC APR 19 2009
LOCATION - 52.2 NORTH 178.7 EAST
45 MILES/72 KM NW OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
200 MILES/322 KM W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 58 MILES/93 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 182339
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
339 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...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 - 5.4
TIME - 1531 AKDT APR 18 2009
1631 PDT APR 18 2009
2331 UTC APR 18 2009
LOCATION - 53.2 NORTH 170.9 EAST
95 MILES/153 KM W OF ATTU I. ALASKA
510 MILES/821 KM E OF PETROPAVLOVSK KAMCHATKA
DEPTH - 3 MILES/5 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 181938
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1238 PM PDT SAT APR 18 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1218 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON APRIL 18 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.8 OCCURRED
NEAR THE KURIL ISLANDS RUSSIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 141716
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
916 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.1
TIME - 0914 AKDT APR 14 2009
1014 PDT APR 14 2009
1714 UTC APR 14 2009
LOCATION - 60.2 NORTH 153.1 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM NE OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
130 MILES/209 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 78 MILES/126 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.

$$

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 072015
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1215 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009

...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 - 4.7
TIME - 1213 AKDT APR 07 2009
1313 PDT APR 07 2009
2013 UTC APR 07 2009
LOCATION - 61.5 NORTH 149.8 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM SW OF PALMER ALASKA
20 MILES/32 KM N OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 16 MILES/26 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.

$$

Monday, April 06, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 070437
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
937 PM PDT MON APR 6 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 924 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON APRIL 6 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.8 OCCURRED
NEAR THE KURIL ISLANDS RUSSIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Monday, March 30, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 301744
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1044 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.5
TIME - 0940 AKDT MAR 30 2009
1040 PDT MAR 30 2009
1740 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 37.2 NORTH 121.6 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM NE OF MONTEREY CALIFORNIA
60 MILES/97 KM SE OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 4 MILES/6 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 301741
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
941 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...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 - 4.8
TIME - 0938 AKDT MAR 30 2009
1038 PDT MAR 30 2009
1738 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 56.3 NORTH 152.5 WEST
105 MILES/169 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
355 MILES/571 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 16 MILES/26 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 301220
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
420 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.0
TIME - 0412 AKDT MAR 30 2009
0512 PDT MAR 30 2009
1212 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 51.4 NORTH 178.3 WEST
115 MILES/185 KM E OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
80 MILES/129 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 35 MILES/57 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 301212
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
412 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...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 - 0409 AKDT MAR 30 2009
0509 PDT MAR 30 2009
1209 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 55.8 NORTH 152.4 WEST
140 MILES/225 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
390 MILES/628 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 18 MILES/29 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 301134
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
334 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...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 - 4.5
TIME - 0330 AKDT MAR 30 2009
0430 PDT MAR 30 2009
1130 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 55.8 NORTH 152.6 WEST
140 MILES/225 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
385 MILES/620 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 16 MILES/26 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 300717
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1117 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.9
TIME - 2313 AKDT MAR 29 2009
0013 PDT MAR 30 2009
0713 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 56.5 NORTH 152.6 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
340 MILES/547 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 16 MILES/26 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.

$$

Sunday, March 29, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 300346
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
746 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A LOCATION AND 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 - 1943 AKDT MAR 29 2009
2043 PDT MAR 29 2009
0343 UTC MAR 30 2009
LOCATION - 56.4 NORTH 152.6 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM S OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
345 MILES/555 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 4 MILES/6 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.

$$

Thursday, March 26, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 270302
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
702 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

...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 - 1859 AKDT MAR 26 2009
1959 PDT MAR 26 2009
0259 UTC MAR 27 2009
LOCATION - 61.1 NORTH 138.4 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM SE OF BURWASH LANDING YUKON
240 MILES/386 KM NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 2 MILES/4 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.

$$

Thursday, March 19, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 191830
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1130 AM PDT THU MAR 19 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE... LOCATION AND HISTORIC
TSUNAMI RECORDS A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1118 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON MARCH 19 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.7 OCCURRED
IN THE TONGA ISLANDS REGION.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
A TSUNAMI WARNING FOR REGIONS NEAR THE EPICENTER.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 181459
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
659 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009

...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 - 0651 AKDT MAR 18 2009
0751 PDT MAR 18 2009
1451 UTC MAR 18 2009
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 175.0 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM NW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
100 MILES/161 KM NE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 117 MILES/188 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.

$$

Monday, March 16, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 170116
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
516 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009

...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 - 4.1
TIME - 1714 AKDT MAR 16 2009
1814 PDT MAR 16 2009
0114 UTC MAR 17 2009
LOCATION - 60.3 NORTH 152.2 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM NW OF HOMER ALASKA
105 MILES/169 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 58 MILES/93 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.

$$

Thursday, March 12, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 122334
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
434 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 424 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON MARCH 12 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.6 OCCURRED
SOUTH OF PANAMA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 121129
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
329 AM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009

...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 - 4.1
TIME - 0325 AKDT MAR 12 2009
0425 PDT MAR 12 2009
1125 UTC MAR 12 2009
LOCATION - 60.3 NORTH 153.7 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM NE OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
145 MILES/233 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 112 MILES/180 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.

$$

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Changes

Hello,

NLC CERT members ... I'm Ron Thomas the webmaster of this site... You will see many changes happening to your site as we begin updating it from it's original format. Nothing should be lost and everything will be enhanced... Give us 3 or 4 days to complete everything and then you can comment.

Blogger has made many changes and in order to keep up we have to change the site.... Another change that is happening is Barb Dudley from Central Coast CERT Newport is coming on board to help keep this site updated and to edit the technical end. She can put on slide shows for you and pictures.... Polls, etc. We have been working together for years and she is the main contributor to the Central Coast Cert website... many of you know her already.

You can continue to make entries in the usual manner via email. We have that part fixed...

Thursday, February 26, 2009

WCATWC Test Message - TW

NTXX98 PAAQ 270604

TEST...TEST MESSAGE...TEST

THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE FROM PAAQ

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 260955
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
155 AM PST THU FEB 26 2009

...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 - 4.0
TIME - 0053 AKST FEB 26 2009
0153 PST FEB 26 2009
0953 UTC FEB 26 2009
LOCATION - 42.5 NORTH 123.7 WEST
100 MILES/161 KM W OF KLAMATH FALLS OREGON
220 MILES/354 KM SW OF PORTLAND OREGON
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.

$$

Sunday, February 22, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 230007
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
307 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 1504 AKST FEB 22 2009
1604 PST FEB 22 2009
0004 UTC FEB 23 2009
LOCATION - 59.0 NORTH 153.7 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM SE OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
205 MILES/330 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 61 MILES/98 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.

$$

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 182203
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
203 PM PST WED FEB 18 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 154 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 18 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.3 OCCURRED
IN THE KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION NORTH OF NEW ZEALAND.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Sunday, February 15, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 151937
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1037 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.3
TIME - 1035 AKST FEB 15 2009
1135 PST FEB 15 2009
1935 UTC FEB 15 2009
LOCATION - 61.6 NORTH 146.5 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM N OF VALDEZ ALASKA
120 MILES/193 KM NE OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 9 MILES/14 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.

$$

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 111746
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
946 AM PST WED FEB 11 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 935 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 11 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.4 OCCURRED
IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS INDONESIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Monday, February 09, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 100216
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
516 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009

...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 - 4.3
TIME - 1711 AKST FEB 09 2009
1811 PST FEB 09 2009
0211 UTC FEB 10 2009
LOCATION - 57.3 NORTH 154.4 WEST
80 MILES/129 KM SW OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
310 MILES/499 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 32 MILES/51 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.

$$

Friday, January 30, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 301328
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
528 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 0425 AKST JAN 30 2009
0525 PST JAN 30 2009
1325 UTC JAN 30 2009
LOCATION - 47.8 NORTH 122.5 WEST
240 MILES/386 KM W OF SPOKANE WASHINGTON
15 MILES/24 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 22 MILES/35 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.

$$

Monday, January 26, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 261915
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1015 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009

...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 - 5.5
TIME - 1012 AKST JAN 26 2009
1112 PST JAN 26 2009
1912 UTC JAN 26 2009
LOCATION - 51.9 NORTH 171.2 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM SE OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA
235 MILES/378 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.

$$

Saturday, January 24, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 241816
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
916 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.7
TIME - 0910 AKST JAN 24 2009
1010 PST JAN 24 2009
1810 UTC JAN 24 2009
LOCATION - 59.5 NORTH 152.9 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM W OF HOMER ALASKA
160 MILES/257 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 47 MILES/76 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.

$$

Sunday, January 18, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 190347
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
747 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 735 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON JANUARY 18 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.6 OCCURRED
IN THE LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 182122
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1222 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...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 - 1217 AKST JAN 18 2009
1317 PST JAN 18 2009
2117 UTC JAN 18 2009
LOCATION - 54.3 NORTH 161.4 WEST
75 MILES/121 KM SW OF SAND POINT ALASKA
640 MILES/1030 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 21 MILES/34 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.

$$

Thursday, January 15, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 151804
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1004 AM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 950 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON JANUARY 15 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.5 OCCURRED
EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS RUSSIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 150739
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1139 PM PST WED JAN 14 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1127 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON JANUARY 14 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.8 OCCURRED
IN THE LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Saturday, January 03, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 032248
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
248 PM PST SAT JAN 3 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 234 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON JANUARY 3 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.5 OCCURRED
IN THE IRIAN JAYA REGION INDONESIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 031956
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1156 AM PST SAT JAN 3 2009

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1144 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON JANUARY 3 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.8 OCCURRED
IN THE IRIAN JAYA REGION INDONESIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Friday, January 02, 2009

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 021421
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
521 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009

...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 - 0517 AKST JAN 02 2009
0617 PST JAN 02 2009
1417 UTC JAN 02 2009
LOCATION - 58.4 NORTH 152.1 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM NE OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
210 MILES/338 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 68 MILES/110 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 021245
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
345 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009

...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 - 0336 AKST JAN 02 2009
0436 PST JAN 02 2009
1236 UTC JAN 02 2009
LOCATION - 52.6 NORTH 179.2 WEST
105 MILES/169 KM NE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
115 MILES/185 KM NW OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 143 MILES/230 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.

$$

Saturday, December 27, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 280715
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1015 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 2213 AKST DEC 27 2008
2313 PST DEC 27 2008
0713 UTC DEC 28 2008
LOCATION - 62.4 NORTH 151.0 WEST
30 MILES/48 KM W OF TALKEETNA ALASKA
85 MILES/137 KM NW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 53 MILES/86 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.

$$

Thursday, December 25, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 250816
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1216 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.8
TIME - 2312 AKST DEC 24 2008
0012 PST DEC 25 2008
0812 UTC DEC 25 2008
LOCATION - 49.1 NORTH 128.3 WEST
95 MILES/153 KM SW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
295 MILES/475 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DEPTH - 7 MILES/12 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.

$$

Saturday, December 20, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 201038
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
238 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 229 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON DECEMBER 20 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.5 OCCURRED
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Saturday, December 13, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 131959
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1059 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...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 - 4.5
TIME - 1056 AKST DEC 13 2008
1156 PST DEC 13 2008
1956 UTC DEC 13 2008
LOCATION - 60.8 NORTH 150.8 WEST
70 MILES/113 KM NW OF SEWARD ALASKA
40 MILES/64 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 34 MILES/54 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.

$$

Monday, December 08, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 090636
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1036 PM PST MON DEC 8 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1024 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON DECEMBER 8 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.8 OCCURRED
IN THE KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION NORTH OF NEW ZEALAND.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Friday, November 28, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 281346
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
546 AM PST FRI NOV 28 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.2
TIME - 0443 AKST NOV 28 2008
0543 PST NOV 28 2008
1343 UTC NOV 28 2008
LOCATION - 40.4 NORTH 126.6 WEST
135 MILES/217 KM SW OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA
290 MILES/467 KM NW OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 62 MILES/100 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.

$$

Monday, November 24, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 240911
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
111 AM PST MON NOV 24 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE WITHIN THE EARTH A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTS.

AT 103 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON NOVEMBER 24 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.0 OCCURRED 465 MILES/748 KM SOUTHWEST OF
BERING I. KOMANDORSKI.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Saturday, November 22, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 221625
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
825 AM PST SAT NOV 22 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON LOCATION OF THE EVENT BEING OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC BASIN
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING
TO CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA.
RESIDENTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE.

AT 812 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON NOVEMBER 22 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.5 OCCURRED
SOUTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR INDIAN OCEAN COUNTRIES AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC
OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Thursday, November 20, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 210607
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
907 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...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 - 2104 AKST NOV 20 2008
2204 PST NOV 20 2008
0604 UTC NOV 21 2008
LOCATION - 59.7 NORTH 153.8 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM E OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
170 MILES/274 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 96 MILES/155 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.

$$

Monday, November 17, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 180501
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
801 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008

...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 - 1953 AKST NOV 17 2008
2053 PST NOV 17 2008
0453 UTC NOV 18 2008
LOCATION - 79.9 NORTH 115.4 WEST
- ARCTIC OCEAN
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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 180419
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
719 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008

...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 - 1911 AKST NOV 17 2008
2011 PST NOV 17 2008
0411 UTC NOV 18 2008
LOCATION - 79.6 NORTH 114.6 WEST
- ARCTIC OCEAN
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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 180407
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
707 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008

...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 - 5.3
TIME - 1900 AKST NOV 17 2008
2000 PST NOV 17 2008
0400 UTC NOV 18 2008
LOCATION - 79.6 NORTH 114.6 WEST
- ARCTIC OCEAN
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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 171304
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
404 AM AKST MON NOV 17 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.6
TIME - 0356 AKST NOV 17 2008
0456 PST NOV 17 2008
1256 UTC NOV 17 2008
LOCATION - 78.5 NORTH 119.0 WEST
- QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS CANADA
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.

$$

Sunday, November 16, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 161716
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
916 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 903 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON NOVEMBER 16 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.6 OCCURRED
NEAR THE MINAHASSA PENINSULA SULAWESI.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Saturday, November 15, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 160545
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
945 PM PST SAT NOV 15 2008

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 2043 AKST NOV 15 2008
2143 PST NOV 15 2008
0543 UTC NOV 16 2008
LOCATION - 40.3 NORTH 124.4 WEST
40 MILES/64 KM SW OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA
200 MILES/322 KM NW OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 9 MILES/15 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.

$$

Friday, November 14, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 150407
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
707 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008

...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 - 5.3
TIME - 1903 AKST NOV 14 2008
2003 PST NOV 14 2008
0403 UTC NOV 15 2008
LOCATION - 51.5 NORTH 175.2 WEST
65 MILES/105 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
70 MILES/113 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 27 MILES/44 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.

$$

Thursday, November 13, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 140152
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
552 PM PST THU NOV 13 2008

...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 - 1649 AKST NOV 13 2008
1749 PST NOV 13 2008
0149 UTC NOV 14 2008
LOCATION - 43.6 NORTH 127.0 WEST
- OFF COAST OF OREGON
DEPTH - 9 MILES/14 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.

$$

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 112203
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
103 PM AKST TUE NOV 11 2008

...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 - 4.0
TIME - 1301 AKST NOV 11 2008
1401 PST NOV 11 2008
2201 UTC NOV 11 2008
LOCATION - 60.0 NORTH 153.0 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM NW OF HOMER ALASKA
135 MILES/217 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 80 MILES/129 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.

$$

Sunday, November 09, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 092339
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
239 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...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 - 4.3
TIME - 1437 AKST NOV 09 2008
1537 PST NOV 09 2008
2337 UTC NOV 09 2008
LOCATION - 60.0 NORTH 153.1 WEST
65 MILES/105 KM NE OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
140 MILES/225 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 76 MILES/122 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.

$$

Thursday, November 06, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 070732
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1132 PM PST THU NOV 6 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1120 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON NOVEMBER 6 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.5 OCCURRED
NEAR THE VANUATU ISLANDS.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 050508
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
808 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008

...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 - 2005 AKST NOV 04 2008
2105 PST NOV 04 2008
0505 UTC NOV 05 2008
LOCATION - 51.9 NORTH 170.7 WEST
65 MILES/105 KM SE OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA
260 MILES/418 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.

$$

Sunday, November 02, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 021353
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
453 AM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.1
TIME - 0449 AKST NOV 02 2008
0549 PST NOV 02 2008
1349 UTC NOV 02 2008
LOCATION - 51.5 NORTH 174.4 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM S OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
105 MILES/169 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 20 MILES/32 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.

$$

Friday, October 31, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 312333
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
333 PM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...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 - 1527 AKDT OCT 31 2008
1627 PDT OCT 31 2008
2327 UTC OCT 31 2008
LOCATION - 51.7 NORTH 174.8 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
85 MILES/137 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 27 MILES/44 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.

$$

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

New Bio Lab on a Texas Island Worries Environmentalists and Locals - NYTimes.com

New Bio Lab on a Texas Island Worries Environmentalists and Locals - NYTimes.com: "How a laboratory where scientists plan to study viruses like Ebola and Marburg ended up on a barrier island where hurricanes regularly wreak havoc puzzles some environmentalists and community leaders."

Findings Suggest ’04 Tsunami Was Biggest in 600 Years - NYTimes.com

Findings Suggest ’04 Tsunami Was Biggest in 600 Years - NYTimes.com: "The tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 2004 was the biggest in the Indian Ocean in some 600 years, two new geological studies suggest.
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That long gap might explain how enough geological stress built up to power the huge undersea earthquake that launched the killer waves four years ago, researchers said."

Monday, October 27, 2008

Nearly Half Of US States Fail On Emergency Plan Communication, New Study Shows

Nearly Half Of US States Fail On Emergency Plan Communication, New Study Shows: "Seven years after Sept. 11, and in the wake of many major natural disasters such as forest fires, hurricanes and flooding, nearly half of U.S. states either have no state-level emergency plan or do not provide it readily to the public, reveals a new study by George Mason University Communication Professor Carl Botan."

Sunday, October 26, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEUS71 PAAQ 260929
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
229 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...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 - 4.6
TIME - 0127 AKDT OCT 26 2008
0227 PDT OCT 26 2008
0927 UTC OCT 26 2008
LOCATION - 40.3 NORTH 124.8 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM SW OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA
215 MILES/346 KM NW OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DEPTH - 16 MILES/26 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.

$$

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 230049
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
449 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

...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 - 4.0
TIME - 1646 AKDT OCT 22 2008
1746 PDT OCT 22 2008
0046 UTC OCT 23 2008
LOCATION - 58.8 NORTH 151.6 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM S OF HOMER ALASKA
180 MILES/290 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 6 MILES/10 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.

$$

Saturday, October 18, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 190523
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1023 PM PDT SAT OCT 18 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1011 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON OCTOBER 18 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.0 OCCURRED
NEAR THE TONGA ISLANDS.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Thursday, October 16, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

WEAK53 PAAQ 161951
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1251 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2008

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA
COASTS. AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED
STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 1242 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON OCTOBER 16 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.7 OCCURRED
NEAR THE COAST OF CHIAPAS MEXICO.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

$$

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 081630
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
830 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...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 - 0828 AKDT OCT 08 2008
0928 PDT OCT 08 2008
1628 UTC OCT 08 2008
LOCATION - 60.2 NORTH 152.8 WEST
60 MILES/97 KM NW OF HOMER ALASKA
125 MILES/201 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 76 MILES/122 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.

$$

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 080956
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
156 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...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 - 0153 AKDT OCT 08 2008
0253 PDT OCT 08 2008
0953 UTC OCT 08 2008
LOCATION - 60.7 NORTH 143.7 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM SW OF MCCARTHY ALASKA
215 MILES/346 KM SE OF ANCHORAGE 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.

$$

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 071012
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
212 AM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.8
TIME - 0201 AKDT OCT 07 2008
0301 PDT OCT 07 2008
1001 UTC OCT 07 2008
LOCATION - 79.6 NORTH 115.3 WEST
- ARCTIC OCEAN
DEPTH - 13 MILES/21 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.

$$

Saturday, October 04, 2008

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

SEAK71 PAAQ 050544
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
944 PM AKDT SAT OCT 4 2008

...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 - 4.3
TIME - 2142 AKDT OCT 04 2008
2242 PDT OCT 04 2008
0542 UTC OCT 05 2008
LOCATION - 60.1 NORTH 152.5 WEST
45 MILES/72 KM NW OF HOMER ALASKA
120 MILES/193 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 60 MILES/97 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.

$$

Friday, October 03, 2008

Rethinking Who Should Be Considered 'Essential' During A Pandemic Flu Outbreak

Rethinking Who Should Be Considered 'Essential' During A Pandemic Flu Outbreak: "ethical guidance for pandemic planning that ensures a skeletal infrastructure remain intact at all times. Dr. Kass says, “when preparing for a severe pandemic flu it is crucial for leaders to recognize that if the public has limited or no access to food, water, sewage systems, fuel and communications, the secondary consequences may cause greater sickness death and social breakdown than the virus itself.”"

Wednesday, October 01, 2008


Ancient Tsunami Carried Giant Boulders to Tonga: "The largest of the seven boulders is 50 feet (15 meters) wide and estimated to weigh 1,600 tons. It currently sits more than 300 feet (100 meters) from the sea and 30 feet (10 meters) above sea level, an anomaly on the South Pacific island's flat landscape.

'We suspect that this may be the largest [object] moved uphill by a tsunami,' said Cliff Frohlich, a senior scientist at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin."

Tuesday, September 30, 2008