SEAK71 PAAQ 021654
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
754 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
 IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED
 FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 5.6
 TIME      - 0748 AKST MAR 02 2012
             0848  PST MAR 02 2012
             1648  UTC MAR 02 2012
 LOCATION  - 51.3 NORTH 178.2 EAST
              40 MILES/64 KM SW OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
             225 MILES/362 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 121 MILES/195 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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