Palmer Alaska [Tsunami Message - IOC] NWS-NTWC Tsunami Information Statement

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Date: Feb 16, 2015 5:17 PM
Subject: [Tsunami Message - IOC] NWS-NTWC Tsunami Information Statement
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PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
512 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015

..THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA
   EAST COASTS/ GULF OF MEXICO STATES/PUERTO RICO/ THE U.S. VIRGIN
   ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...

EVALUATION
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 * THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

 * BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
   THE EARTHQUAKE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.

 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      6.7
 * ORIGIN TIME    1701  EST FEB 16 2015
                  1601  CST FEB 16 2015
                  1801  AST FEB 16 2015
                  2201  UTC FEB 16 2015
 * COORDINATES    55.4 SOUTH 28.1 WEST
 * DEPTH          9 MILES
 * LOCATION       SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
   MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
   BECOMES AVAILABLE.

 * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR
   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

 * CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO... U.S. VIRGIN
   ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC
   TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

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