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SEAK71 PAAQ 081408
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
608 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
 IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED
 FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 5.6
 TIME      - 0605 AKDT AUG 08 2012
             0705  PDT AUG 08 2012
             1405  UTC AUG 08 2012
 LOCATION  - 54.6 NORTH 161.0 WEST
              55 MILES/89 KM SW OF SAND POINT ALASKA
             610 MILES/982 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 10 MILES/16 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.

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