SEAK71 PAAQ 171108 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 308 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 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 - 3.8 TIME - 0305 AKDT AUG 17 2007 0405 PDT AUG 17 2007 1105 UTC AUG 17 2007 LOCATION - 67.4 NORTH 159.7 WEST 85 MILES/137 KM NW OF KOBUK ALASKA 260 MILES/418 KM NE OF NOME 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. $$