NOAA-NWS-WCATWC-2008-03-15T14:52:00Z wcatwc@noaa.gov 2008-03-15T14:52:00Z Actual Alert Public Current WCATWC Tsunami Messages http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php Geo Tsunami Immediate Minor Unlikely 2008-03-15T14:52:00Z 2008-03-15T16:22:00Z Tsunami Information Statement SEUS71 PAAQ 151452 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 752 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 6.0 TIME - 0645 AKDT MAR 15 2008 0745 PDT MAR 15 2008 1445 UTC MAR 15 2008 LOCATION - 42.4 NORTH 126.5 WEST 165 MILES/266 KM NW OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA 290 MILES/467 KM SW OF PORTLAND OREGON DEPTH - 9 MILES/15 KM THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK. $$ http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php