PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1101 AM PDT SAT OCT 19 2013

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
   COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
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 * THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

 * THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND
   HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.

 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      6.8
 * ORIGIN TIME    0955 AKDT OCT 19 2013
                  1055  PDT OCT 19 2013
                  1755  UTC OCT 19 2013
 * COORDINATES    26.2 NORTH 110.2 WEST
 * DEPTH          6 MILES
 * LOCATION       GULF OF CALIFORNIA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT
   UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

 * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR
   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

 * PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
   WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
   PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

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EVALUATION
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 * THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

 * THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND
   HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.

 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
 * MAGNITUDE      6.8
 * ORIGIN TIME    0955 AKDT OCT 19 2013
                  1055  PDT OCT 19 2013
                  1755  UTC OCT 19 2013
 * COORDINATES    26.2 NORTH 110.2 WEST
 * DEPTH          6 MILES
 * LOCATION       GULF OF CALIFORNIA

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1800Z 19 OCT 2013

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.  ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1755Z 19 OCT 2013
 COORDINATES -  26.2 NORTH  110.2 WEST
 DEPTH       -   10 KM
 LOCATION    -  GULF OF CALIFORNIA
 MAGNITUDE   -  6.8

EVALUATION

 NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
 HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

 HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
 TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
 A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
 IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
 POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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