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PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1022 AM PST FRI NOV 16 2012

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
   COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
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 * THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.

 * THIS EVALUATION IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND
   HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      6.8
 * ORIGIN TIME    0913 AKST NOV 16 2012
                  1013  PST NOV 16 2012
                  1813  UTC NOV 16 2012
 * COORDINATES    49.2 NORTH 155.7 EAST
 * DEPTH          37 MILES
 * LOCATION       KURIL ISLANDS                   


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT
   UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

 * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR
   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

 * PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON... 
   WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE 
   PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

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