SEAK71 PAAQ 171646 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 846 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...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 - 3.7 TIME - 0844 AKDT MAR 17 2010 0944 PDT MAR 17 2010 1644 UTC MAR 17 2010 LOCATION - 58.9 NORTH 136.5 WEST 45 MILES/72 KM SW OF HAINES ALASKA 85 MILES/137 KM NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA DEPTH - 8 MILES/13 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. $$