SEAK71 PAAQ 162234
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
234 PM AKDT FRI MAY 16 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 - 3.6
 TIME      - 1433 AKDT MAY 16 2008
             1533  PDT MAY 16 2008
             2233  UTC MAY 16 2008
 LOCATION  - 63.6 NORTH 148.4 WEST
              15 MILES/24 KM SE OF DENALI PARK HDQTS. ALASKA
              85 MILES/137 KM SW OF FAIRBANKS ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 9 MILES/14 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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