NOAA-NWS-WCATWC-2010-03-11T14:51:00Z wcatwc@noaa.gov 2010-03-11T14:51:00Z Actual Alert Public Current WCATWC Tsunami Messages http://oldwcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php Geo Tsunami Immediate Minor Unlikely 2010-03-11T14:51:00Z 2010-03-11T16:21:00Z Tsunami Information Statement WEPA43 PAAQ 111451 TIBWCA TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 651 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010 ...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 AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 7.2 TIME - 0540 AKST MAR 11 2010 0640 PST MAR 11 2010 1440 UTC MAR 11 2010 LOCATION - 34.1 SOUTH 71.8 WEST - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE DEPTH - 6 MILES/10 KM THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC. 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. $$ http://oldwcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php