SEAK71 PAAQ 161504
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
704 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 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 - 4.7
 TIME      - 0703 AKDT MAY 16 2012
             0803  PDT MAY 16 2012
             1503  UTC MAY 16 2012
 LOCATION  - 61.1 NORTH 150.0 WEST
              45 MILES/72 KM SW OF PALMER ALASKA
              10 MILES/16 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 35 MILES/57 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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