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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
625 PM AKDT SUN AUG 17 2008
...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE
ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 5.0
TIME - 1821 AKDT AUG 17 2008
1921 PDT AUG 17 2008
0221 UTC AUG 18 2008
LOCATION - 51.6 NORTH 170.3 WEST
85 MILES/137 KM SE OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA
275 MILES/443 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 46 MILES/74 KM
THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE 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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