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Monday, September 20, 2010

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/09/20/501786/01/message501786-01.htm

SEAK71 PAAQ 202127
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
127 PM AKDT MON SEP 20 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 - 4.9
TIME - 1324 AKDT SEP 20 2010
1424 PDT SEP 20 2010
2124 UTC SEP 20 2010
LOCATION - 61.1 NORTH 150.1 WEST
50 MILES/80 KM SW OF PALMER ALASKA
10 MILES/16 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE 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.

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