SEAK71 PAAQ 250346
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
646 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...


EVALUATION
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 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      4.6
 * ORIGIN TIME    1844 AKST DEC 24 2012
                  1944  PST DEC 24 2012
                  0344  UTC DEC 25 2012
 * COORDINATES    61.3 NORTH 147.5 WEST
 * DEPTH          15 MILES
 * LOCATION       40 MILES NW OF VALDEZ ALASKA
                  80 MILES E OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA


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

 * THE EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS 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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