SEAK71 PAAQ 151259
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 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      - 0356 AKST DEC 15 2009
             0456  PST DEC 15 2009
             1256  UTC DEC 15 2009
 LOCATION  - 60.2 NORTH 152.9 WEST
              65 MILES/105 KM NW OF HOMER ALASKA
             125 MILES/201 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 76 MILES/122 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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