SEAK71 PAAQ 201838
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1038 AM AKDT TUE MAY 20 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      - 1029 AKDT MAY 20 2008
             1129  PDT MAY 20 2008
             1829  UTC MAY 20 2008
 LOCATION  - 51.1 NORTH 178.7 EAST
              30 MILES/48 KM SW OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
             205 MILES/330 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 22 MILES/36 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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