SEAK71 PAAQ 172012
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1212 PM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
 WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE
 ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 3.5
 TIME      - 1210 AKDT AUG 17 2010
             1310  PDT AUG 17 2010
             2010  UTC AUG 17 2010
 LOCATION  - 61.5 NORTH 149.6 WEST
              15 MILES/24 KM SW OF PALMER ALASKA
              25 MILES/40 KM NE OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 11 MILES/18 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.

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