SEAK71 PAAQ 022235
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
235 PM AKDT SUN AUG 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 - 4.0
 TIME      - 1431 AKDT AUG 02 2009
             1531  PDT AUG 02 2009
             2231  UTC AUG 02 2009
 LOCATION  - 61.7 NORTH 149.7 WEST
              20 MILES/32 KM NW OF PALMER ALASKA
              35 MILES/56 KM NE OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 11 MILES/18 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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