NOAA-NWS-WCATWC-2008-07-29T18:44:00Z wcatwc@noaa.gov 2008-07-29T18:44:00Z Actual Alert Public Current WCATWC Tsunami Messages http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php Geo Tsunami Immediate Minor Unlikely 2008-07-29T18:44:00Z 2008-07-29T20:14:00Z Tsunami Information Statement SEUS71 PAAQ 291844 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1144 AM PDT TUE JUL 29 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 - 5.6 TIME - 1042 AKDT JUL 29 2008 1142 PDT JUL 29 2008 1842 UTC JUL 29 2008 LOCATION - 33.9 NORTH 117.8 WEST 80 MILES/129 KM SW OF BARSTOW CALIFORNIA 30 MILES/48 KM SE OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 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