From Sportfishing
Fish Report for 1-5-2010
WCATWC Information Statement - TW 430 AM
1-5-2010
Public Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS West Coast/ Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
430 AM PST TUE JAN 5 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. At Coastal locations which
have experienced strong ground shaking local tsunamis are possible due to
underwater landslides.
At 416 AM Pacific Standard Time on January 5, an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 6.9 occurred near the Solomon Islands.
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 website wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov. for basic tsunami
information - safety rules and tsunami travel times.
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