SEAK71 PAAQ 150456 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 756 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.9 * ORIGIN TIME 1949 AKST DEC 14 2012 2049 PST DEC 14 2012 0449 UTC DEC 15 2012 * COORDINATES 51.8 NORTH 173.1 EAST * DEPTH 21 MILES * LOCATION 75 MILES SW OF SHEMYA ALASKA 435 MILES W OF ADAK ALASKA NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. * THE EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS 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. $$