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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1206 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2008

...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
   COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...

NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE.

EVALUATION
 BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE WITHIN THE EARTH A TSUNAMI
 IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
 BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTS.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 6.8
 TIME      - 1052 AKDT SEP 08 2008
             1152  PDT SEP 08 2008
             1852  UTC SEP 08 2008
 LOCATION  - 13.5 SOUTH 166.9 EAST
           - VANUATU ISLANDS                 
 DEPTH     - 91 MILES/146 KM

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE 
NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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