SEAK71 PAAQ 180939
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
139 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 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 - 4.8
 TIME      - 0136 AKDT MAR 18 2008
             0236  PDT MAR 18 2008
             0936  UTC MAR 18 2008
 LOCATION  - 56.5 NORTH 156.7 WEST
              65 MILES/105 KM NE OF CHIGNIK ALASKA
             405 MILES/652 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 43 MILES/69 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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