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SEUS71 PAAQ 150010
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
510 PM PDT THU MAR 14 2013

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


EVALUATION
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 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      4.6
 * ORIGIN TIME    1605 AKDT MAR 14 2013
                  1705  PDT MAR 14 2013
                  0005  UTC MAR 15 2013
 * COORDINATES    52.5 NORTH 131.9 WEST
 * DEPTH          9 MILES
 * LOCATION       50 MILES S OF SANDSPIT HAIDA GWAII
                  140 MILES SW OF PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

 * 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.

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