SEAK71 PAAQ 141634
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
834 AM AKDT SUN SEP 14 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 - 4.0
 TIME      - 0830 AKDT SEP 14 2008
             0930  PDT SEP 14 2008
             1630  UTC SEP 14 2008
 LOCATION  - 61.9 NORTH 151.2 WEST
              45 MILES/72 KM SW OF TALKEETNA ALASKA
              60 MILES/97 KM NW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 45 MILES/72 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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