SEAK71 PAAQ 230338
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
738 PM AKDT THU MAY 22 2008

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A 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
 MAGNITUDE - 5.6
 TIME      - 1933 AKDT MAY 22 2008
             2033  PDT MAY 22 2008
             0333  UTC MAY 23 2008
 LOCATION  - 51.4 NORTH 177.7 EAST
              55 MILES/89 KM W OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
             245 MILES/394 KM W 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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