WCATWC Information Statement – TW

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

344 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010

…A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT

EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/

BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS…

NO WARNING… NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTS. SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES.  AT COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG GROUND SHAKING LOCAL TSUNAMIS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.

AT 341 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON APRIL 4 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.0 OCCURRED 45 MILES/72 KM SOUTHEAST OF EL CENTRO CALIFORNIA.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION – SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIMES.

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