SEUS71 PAAQ 161455
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
655 AM PST WED DEC 16 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 - 4.5
 TIME      - 0550 AKST DEC 16 2009
             0650  PST DEC 16 2009
             1450  UTC DEC 16 2009
 LOCATION  - 51.9 NORTH 131.5 WEST
              90 MILES/145 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
             455 MILES/732 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 9 MILES/15 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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