SEAK71 PAAQ 222135
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT -  CORRECTION
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
135 PM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A LOCATION AND 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
 REVISED MAGNITUDE - 6.1
 TIME      - 1324 AKDT MAR 22 2008
             1424  PDT MAR 22 2008
             2124  UTC MAR 22 2008
 LOCATION  - 52.2 NORTH 178.7 WEST
             110 MILES/177 KM NE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
              85 MILES/137 KM NW OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 78 MILES/126 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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