SEAK71 PAAQ 022246
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
246 PM AKDT WED APR 2 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE SUCH
 THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY
 WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 3.8
 TIME      - 1444 AKDT APR 02 2008
             1544  PDT APR 02 2008
             2244  UTC APR 02 2008
 LOCATION  - 62.4 NORTH 150.9 WEST
              25 MILES/40 KM W OF TALKEETNA ALASKA
              90 MILES/145 KM NW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 38 MILES/61 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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