Tuesday, May 1, 2012

No Tsunami today

NWS-WCATWC Tsunami Information Statement Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2012/05/01/m3d8xq/01/messagem3d8xq-01.htm SEUS71 PAAQ 012258 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 358 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 4.5 TIME - 1454 AKDT MAY 01 2012 1554 PDT MAY 01 2012 2254 UTC MAY 01 2012 LOCATION - 50.7 NORTH 129.5 WEST 105 MILES/169 KM NW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA 385 MILES/620 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON DEPTH - 10 MILES/16 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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