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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

2010-09-07 16:13:33 UPDATED: (Mw 6.2) FIJI REGION -15.9 -179.4 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: FIJI REGION
Geographic coordinates: 15.917S, 179.364W
Magnitude: 6.2 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 7 Sep 2010 16:13:33
Time near the Epicenter: 8 Sep 2010 04:13:33
Local standard time in your area: 7 Sep 2010 11:13:33
Location with respect to nearby cities:
727 km (452 miles) NW (323 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3175 km (1973 miles) W (269 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2010axa9
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010axa9.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
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U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/

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WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/09/07/383884/01/message383884-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 070557
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
957 PM AKDT MON SEP 6 2010

...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 - 2154 AKDT SEP 06 2010
2254 PDT SEP 06 2010
0554 UTC SEP 07 2010
LOCATION - 57.0 NORTH 151.8 WEST
55 MILES/89 KM SE OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
295 MILES/475 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 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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