SEAK71 PAAQ 182129
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
129 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ISSUED BY PTWC TO TEST BACKUP OF WCATWC

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

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 3.0
 TIME      - 0750 AKDT OCT 18 2012
             0850  PDT OCT 18 2012
             1550  UTC OCT 18 2012
 LOCATION  - 60.6 NORTH 149.6 WEST
              35 MILES/56 KM NW OF SEWARD ALASKA
              45 MILES/72 KM SE OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 42 MILES/68 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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