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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
655 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 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    1849 AKDT OCT 28 2015
                  1949  PDT OCT 28 2015
                  0249  UTC OCT 29 2015
 * COORDINATES    51.5 NORTH 178.4 EAST
 * DEPTH          68 MILES
 * LOCATION       25 MILES W OF AMCHITKA ALASKA
                  215 MILES W OF ADAK ALASKA


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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