PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 3 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

721 PM PST TUE FEB 5 2013

THIS IS THE FINAL INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT.

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

EVALUATION
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 * NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

 * SOME OF THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING
   SEA LEVEL CHANGES.

 * SEA LEVEL OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      8.0
 * ORIGIN TIME    1613 AKST FEB 05 2013
                  1713  PST FEB 05 2013
                  0113  UTC FEB 06 2013
 * COORDINATES    10.9 SOUTH 165.1 EAST
 * DEPTH          21 MILES
 * LOCATION       SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS              


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
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                                  TIME             OBSERVED MAX
 SITE                         OF MEASUREMENT       TSUNAMI HEIGHT
 ---------------------------- ---------------      --------------
 LATA WHARF  SOLOMON ISL      0131 UTC  02-06        03.4FT
 DART52406PT NE GUADALCA      0211 UTC  02-06        00.3FT
 DART55012ST SE CORAL SE      0232 UTC  02-06        00.4FT
 HONIARA  SOLOMON ISLAND      0307 UTC  02-06        00.2FT
 PORT VILA  VANUATU           0303 UTC  02-06        00.6FT

 HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
          TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL WCATWC MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT
   UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

 * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.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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