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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

536 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2018



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA AND

   THE CANADIAN ARCTIC REGION...





EVALUATION

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 ? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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 ? THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY

   ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.



 ? MAGNITUDE      4.5

 ? ORIGIN TIME    0532 AKDT AUG 19 2018

                  0632  PDT AUG 19 2018

                  1332  UTC AUG 19 2018

 ? COORDINATES    69.7 NORTH 145.0 WEST

 ? DEPTH          12 MILES

 ? LOCATION       45 MILES SW OF BARTER I., ALASKA

                  345 MILES NE OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA





ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE

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 ? 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 UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   BECOMES AVAILABLE.



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