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wepa43 paaq 070622
tibwca
tsunami information statement number 1
nws west coast/alaska tsunami warning center palmer ak
1022 pm pst sat feb 6 2010
... 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. in coastal areas
of intense shaking locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by
underwater landslides.
preliminary earthquake parameters
magnitude - 6. 6
time - 2110 akst feb 06 2010
2210 pst feb 06 2010
0610 utc feb 07 2010
location - 23. 4 north 124. 0 east
- southwestern ryukyu islands
depth - 6 miles/10 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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