Earthquake...No Tsunami on West Coast

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2012/04/11/m2b9rv/01/messagem2b9rv-01.htm WEAK53 PAAQ 111102 TIBAK1 PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 402 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...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. A MAJOR AFTERSHOCK FROM THE EARLIER MAGNITUDE 8.7 EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WATCH FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN IS STILL IN EFFECT. NO ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE. 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 343 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON APRIL 11 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.2 OCCURRED OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA. PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. 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.