SEAK71 PAAQ 100226 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 626 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...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 - 4.4 TIME - 1823 AKDT MAY 09 2012 1923 PDT MAY 09 2012 0223 UTC MAY 10 2012 LOCATION - 62.9 NORTH 152.7 WEST 70 MILES/113 KM S OF LAKE MINCHUMINA ALASKA 150 MILES/241 KM NW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA DEPTH - 2 MILES/3 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. $$