SEAK71 PAAQ 271454
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
554 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 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 - 4.8
 TIME      - 0550 AKST DEC 27 2008
             0650  PST DEC 27 2008
             1450  UTC DEC 27 2008
 LOCATION  - 53.5 NORTH 163.5 WEST
             125 MILES/201 KM SW OF COLD BAY ALASKA
             565 MILES/909 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 2 MILES/3 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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