SEUS71 PAAQ 081638 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 838 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...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 - 3.5 TIME - 0737 AKST FEB 08 2011 0837 PST FEB 08 2011 1637 UTC FEB 08 2011 LOCATION - 48.6 NORTH 123.1 WEST 215 MILES/346 KM SE OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA 75 MILES/121 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON DEPTH - 31 MILES/50 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. $$