SEUS71 PAAQ 281620 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 920 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED THAT IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 5.1 TIME - 0817 AKDT OCT 28 2012 0917 PDT OCT 28 2012 1617 UTC OCT 28 2012 LOCATION - 52.4 NORTH 131.7 WEST 60 MILES/97 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA 425 MILES/684 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA DEPTH - 9 MILES/15 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. $$