000
SEAK71 PAAQ 181946
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1146 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...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 - 4.7
 TIME      - 1144 AKDT SEP 18 2008
             1244  PDT SEP 18 2008
             1944  UTC SEP 18 2008
 LOCATION  - 59.5 NORTH 152.8 WEST
              45 MILES/72 KM W OF HOMER ALASKA
             155 MILES/249 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 53 MILES/86 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.

$$

000
SEAK71 PAAQ 181946
EQIAKX
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1146 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008
...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 - 4.7
TIME      - 1144 AKDT SEP 18 2008
            1244  PDT SEP 18 2008
            1944  UTC SEP 18 2008
LOCATION  - 59.5 NORTH 152.8 WEST
             45 MILES/72 KM W OF HOMER ALASKA
            155 MILES/249 KM SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
DEPTH     - 53 MILES/86 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.
$$

000
WEPA40 PHEB 170529
TSUPAC
QSL YOUR COMMUNICATION TEST 170500

FROM: NOAA-NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
      EWA BEACH HAWAII

TO: JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY

    --- ALL OTHERS PLEASE DISREGARD ---

THIS IS A COMMUNICATIONS TEST RESPONSE TO JMA.
...SP...