SEAK71 PAAQ 210727
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1027 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2007

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
 IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
 GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
 THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 5.7
 TIME      - 2224 AKST DEC 20 2007
             2324  PST DEC 20 2007
             0724  UTC DEC 21 2007
 LOCATION  - 51.2 NORTH 178.9 WEST
              90 MILES/145 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
             105 MILES/169 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 24 MILES/38 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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