SEAK71 PAAQ 100950 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 150 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 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 - 4.5 TIME - 0148 AKDT APR 10 2010 0248 PDT APR 10 2010 0948 UTC APR 10 2010 LOCATION - 61.6 NORTH 146.8 WEST 40 MILES/64 KM NW OF VALDEZ ALASKA 110 MILES/177 KM NE OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA DEPTH - 29 MILES/46 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. $$