SEAK71 PAAQ 221355
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
555 AM AKDT SAT MAR 22 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 - 5.2
 TIME      - 0552 AKDT MAR 22 2008
             0652  PDT MAR 22 2008
             1352  UTC MAR 22 2008
 LOCATION  - 54.1 NORTH 162.4 WEST
              75 MILES/121 KM S OF COLD BAY ALASKA
             615 MILES/990 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 21 MILES/34 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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