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wepa43 paaq 171534
tibwca
tsunami information statement number 1
nws west coast/alaska tsunami warning center palmer ak
734 am pst tue nov 17 2009
... this tsunami information statement is for alaska/ british
columbia/ washington/ oregon and california only...
no warning... no watch and no advisory is in effect for
the states and provinces previously listed.
evaluation
based on magnitude and historic tsunami records the earthquake
was not sufficient to generate a tsunami damaging to california/
oregon/ washington/ british columbia or alaska. some of these
areas may experience non - damaging sea level changes. in coastal
areas of intense shaking locally generated tsunamis can be
triggered by underwater landslides.
preliminary earthquake parameters
magnitude - 6. 5
time - 0631 akst nov 17 2009
0731 pst nov 17 2009
1531 utc nov 17 2009
location - 52. 3 north 131. 2 west
70 miles/113 km se of sandspit british columbia
435 miles/700 km se of juneau alaska
depth - 8 miles/13 km
the pacific tsunami warning center in ewa beach hawaii will issue
messages for hawaii and other areas of the pacific.
this will be the only statement issued for this event by the
west coast/alaska tsunami warning center unless additional
information becomes available. refer to the internet site
wcatwc. arh. noaa. gov for more information.
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