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PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1027 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

...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.

 * BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE A TSUNAMI
   IS NOT EXPECTED.

 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      7.4
 * ORIGIN TIME    0919 AKDT MAY 23 2013
                  1019  PDT MAY 23 2013
                  1719  UTC MAY 23 2013
 * COORDINATES    23.1 SOUTH 176.6 WEST
 * DEPTH          129 MILES
 * LOCATION       SOUTH OF FIJI 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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