SEAK71 PAAQ 271600
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
700 AM AKST THU DEC 27 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 - 5.6
 TIME      - 0654 AKST DEC 27 2007
             0754  PST DEC 27 2007
             1554  UTC DEC 27 2007
 LOCATION  - 51.3 NORTH 178.5 EAST
              25 MILES/40 KM SW OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
             210 MILES/338 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 62 MILES/99 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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