WEPA43 PAAQ 110033
TIBWCA
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
533 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2008
...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
  COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...
NO - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE.
EVALUATION
BASED ON MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS THE EARTHQUAKE
WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO CALIFORNIA/
OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA. IN COASTAL AREAS
OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY
UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 7.0
TIME      - 1621 AKDT SEP 10 2008
            1721  PDT SEP 10 2008
            0021  UTC SEP 11 2008
LOCATION  - 41.5 NORTH 144.4 EAST
          - HOKKAIDO JAPAN  REGION         
DEPTH     - 24 MILES/38 KM
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE 
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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