SEAK71 PAAQ 281312 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 512 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 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 - 5.0 TIME - 0507 AKDT JUL 28 2008 0607 PDT JUL 28 2008 1307 UTC JUL 28 2008 LOCATION - 51.1 NORTH 179.0 WEST 90 MILES/145 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA 110 MILES/177 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA DEPTH - 24 MILES/38 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. $$