SEUS71 PAAQ 292055 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 155 PM PDT MON OCT 29 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 - 1250 AKDT OCT 29 2012 1350 PDT OCT 29 2012 2050 UTC OCT 29 2012 LOCATION - 52.4 NORTH 131.3 WEST 60 MILES/97 KM SE OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA 425 MILES/684 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA DEPTH - 8 MILES/13 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. $$