SEUS71 PAAQ 241353
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
653 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2015

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


EVALUATION
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 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      5.6
 * ORIGIN TIME    0549 AKDT SEP 24 2015
                  0649  PDT SEP 24 2015
                  1349  UTC SEP 24 2015
 * COORDINATES    50.9 NORTH 129.9 WEST
 * DEPTH          7 MILES
 * LOCATION       130 MILES NW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
                  240 MILES S OF PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
   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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