SEAK71 PAAQ 020855 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 055 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 4.8 TIME - 0049 AKDT AUG 02 2007 0149 PDT AUG 02 2007 0849 UTC AUG 02 2007 LOCATION - 69.9 NORTH 144.8 WEST 30 MILES/48 KM SW OF BARTER I. ALASKA 360 MILES/579 KM NE OF FAIRBANKS ALASKA DEPTH - 12 MILES/20 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. $$