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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
402 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012

...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
   COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.

A MAJOR AFTERSHOCK FROM THE EARLIER MAGNITUDE 8.7 EARTHQUAKE
HAS OCCURRED.  THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WATCH
FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN IS STILL IN EFFECT.  NO ALERT IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE.

EVALUATION
 BASED ON LOCATION OF THE EVENT BEING OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC BASIN
 THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING
 TO CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA.
 RESIDENTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC
 TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 8.2
 TIME      - 0243 AKDT APR 11 2012
             0343  PDT APR 11 2012
             1043  UTC APR 11 2012
 LOCATION  - 0.8 NORTH 92.4 EAST
           - OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATERA
 DEPTH     - 10 MILES/16 KM

PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/
WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

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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