NOAA-NWS-WCATWC-2008-03-11T14:41:00Z wcatwc@noaa.gov 2008-03-11T14:41:00Z Actual Alert Public Current WCATWC Tsunami Messages http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php Geo Tsunami Immediate Minor Unlikely 2008-03-11T14:41:00Z 2008-03-11T16:11:00Z Tsunami Information Statement SEAK71 PAAQ 111441 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 641 AM AKDT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 5.7 TIME - 0637 AKDT MAR 11 2008 0737 PDT MAR 11 2008 1437 UTC MAR 11 2008 LOCATION - 51.9 NORTH 169.2 WEST 70 MILES/113 KM S OF NIKOLSKI ALASKA 320 MILES/515 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA DEPTH - 21 MILES/34 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. $$ http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php