SEAK71 PAAQ 251947 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1047 AM AKST SAT DEC 25 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 - 5.4 TIME - 1042 AKST DEC 25 2010 1142 PST DEC 25 2010 1942 UTC DEC 25 2010 LOCATION - 51.1 NORTH 176.2 WEST 115 MILES/185 KM SW OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA 55 MILES/89 KM SE OF ADAK ALASKA DEPTH - 9 MILES/14 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. $$