WEPA43 PAAQ 270649
TIBWCA

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1049 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
   COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.

EVALUATION
 A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY
 IMPACT THE U.S. WEST COAST/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.
 THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS INVESTIGATING
 THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER. MORE INFORMATION
 WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 8.5
 TIME      - 2134 AKST FEB 26 2010
             2234  PST FEB 26 2010
             0634  UTC FEB 27 2010
 LOCATION  - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
           - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE     
 DEPTH     - 34 MILES/55 KM

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
A TSUNAMI WARNING FOR REGIONS NEAR THE EPICENTER.

MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF
THE PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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