SEAK71 PAAQ 281717 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 917 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 5.5 * ORIGIN TIME 0915 AKDT MAR 28 2016 1015 PDT MAR 28 2016 1715 UTC MAR 28 2016 * COORDINATES 52.2 NORTH 168.7 WEST * DEPTH 8 MILES * LOCATION 55 MILES SE OF NIKOLSKI ALASKA 345 MILES E OF ADAK ALASKA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- * 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. * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. $$