SEAK71 PAAQ 180225
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
625 PM AKDT SUN AUG 17 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      - 1821 AKDT AUG 17 2008
             1921  PDT AUG 17 2008
             0221  UTC AUG 18 2008
 LOCATION  - 51.6 NORTH 170.3 WEST
              85 MILES/137 KM SE OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA
             275 MILES/443 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 46 MILES/74 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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