SEUS71 PAAQ 250816
EQIWOC
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1216 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008
...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
 IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
 GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
 THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 5.8
 TIME      - 2312 AKST DEC 24 2008
             0012  PST DEC 25 2008
             0812  UTC DEC 25 2008
 LOCATION  - 49.1 NORTH 128.3 WEST
              95 MILES/153 KM SW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
             295 MILES/475 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
 DEPTH     - 7 MILES/12 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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