SEUS71 PAAQ 181539
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
839 AM PDT THU AUG 18 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 - 4.9
 TIME      - 0736 AKDT AUG 18 2011
             0836  PDT AUG 18 2011
             1536  UTC AUG 18 2011
 LOCATION  - 51.7 NORTH 130.6 WEST
             120 MILES/193 KM SE OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
             470 MILES/756 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
 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.

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