SEAK71 PAAQ 190140 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 540 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 6.0 * ORIGIN TIME 1735 AKDT MAR 18 2016 1835 PDT MAR 18 2016 0135 UTC MAR 19 2016 * COORDINATES 51.2 NORTH 174.1 WEST * DEPTH 20 MILES * LOCATION 65 MILES S OF ATKA VILLAGE ALASKA 120 MILES SE 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. $$