SEAK71 PAAQ 211356
EQIAKX
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
456 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012
...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      - 0451 AKST FEB 21 2012
             0551  PST FEB 21 2012
             1351  UTC FEB 21 2012
 LOCATION  - 68.1 NORTH 167.4 WEST
             150 MILES/241 KM NW OF KOTZEBUE ALASKA
             255 MILES/410 KM NW OF NOME ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 12 MILES/20 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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