SEAK71 PAAQ 022155
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
155 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

...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 - 3.9
 TIME      - 1351 AKDT MAY 02 2009
             1451  PDT MAY 02 2009
             2151  UTC MAY 02 2009
 LOCATION  - 56.4 NORTH 153.7 WEST
             110 MILES/177 KM SW OF KODIAK CITY ALASKA
             360 MILES/579 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 19 MILES/30 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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