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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

325 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2018



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH

   COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...



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      4.3

 ? ORIGIN TIME    0322 AKDT OCT 16 2018

                  0422  PDT OCT 16 2018

                  1122  UTC OCT 16 2018

 ? COORDINATES    61.6 NORTH 146.4 WEST

 ? DEPTH          11 MILES

 ? LOCATION       35 MILES N OF VALDEZ, ALASKA

                  120 MILES NE OF ANCHORAGE, 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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