SEAK71 PAAQ 172357
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
257 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2008

...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 - 4.3
 TIME      - 1455 AKST FEB 17 2008
             1555  PST FEB 17 2008
             2355  UTC FEB 17 2008
 LOCATION  - 60.1 NORTH 153.3 WEST
              60 MILES/97 KM NE OF ILIAMNA ALASKA
             140 MILES/225 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 40 MILES/64 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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