SEAK71 PAAQ 071257
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
457 AM AKDT THU AUG 7 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 - 4.9
 TIME      - 0450 AKDT AUG 07 2008
             0550  PDT AUG 07 2008
             1250  UTC AUG 07 2008
 LOCATION  - 52.0 NORTH 175.6 WEST
              60 MILES/97 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA
              45 MILES/72 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 6 MILES/10 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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