WEAK53 PAAQ 240553
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1053 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

EVALUATION
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 * EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS
   POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO COASTS OUTSIDE THE SOURCE REGION.

 * THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS INVESTIGATING
   THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER.

 * MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

 * THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE
   TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      8.2
 * ORIGIN TIME    2145 AKDT MAY 23 2013
                  2245  PDT MAY 23 2013
                  0545  UTC MAY 24 2013
 * COORDINATES    54.7 NORTH 153.4 EAST
 * DEPTH          385 MILES
 * LOCATION       SEA OF OKHOTSK                  


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE
   PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.

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

 * PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON... 
   WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE 
   PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

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