SEAK71 PAAQ 020553
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
953 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...


EVALUATION
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 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
   ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

 * MAGNITUDE      6.4
 * ORIGIN TIME    2150 AKDT APR 01 2016
                  2250  PDT APR 01 2016
                  0550  UTC APR 02 2016
 * COORDINATES    57.0 NORTH 157.9 WEST
 * DEPTH          58 MILES
 * LOCATION       55 MILES NE OF CHIGNIK ALASKA
                  405 MILES SW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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 * 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.

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