Tsunami Bulletin Issued by NWS
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WEPA43 PAAQ 210124
TIBWCA
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
624 PM PDT FRI APR 20 2012
...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... LOCATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS THE
EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.9
TIME - 1717 AKDT APR 20 2012
1817 PDT APR 20 2012
0117 UTC APR 21 2012
LOCATION - 1.9 SOUTH 134.4 EAST
- IRIAN JAYA REGION INDONESIA
DEPTH - 21 MILES/33 KM
PACIFIC 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. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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