SEAK71 PAAQ 151428
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
528 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 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 - 4.7
 TIME      - 0524 AKST NOV 15 2008
             0624  PST NOV 15 2008
             1424  UTC NOV 15 2008
 LOCATION  - 66.0 NORTH 156.2 WEST
              70 MILES/113 KM SE OF KOBUK ALASKA
             260 MILES/418 KM NW OF FAIRBANKS ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 4 MILES/6 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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