SEAK71 PAAQ 171508 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 608 AM AKST WED NOV 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 - 3.8 TIME - 0537 AKST NOV 17 2010 0637 PST NOV 17 2010 1437 UTC NOV 17 2010 LOCATION - 65.3 NORTH 165.3 WEST 135 MILES/217 KM SW OF KOTZEBUE ALASKA 55 MILES/89 KM N OF NOME 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. $$