SEAK71 PAAQ 182121
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
121 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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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