Public Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS West Coast/ Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
522 PM PST WED FEB 17 2010

....A strong earthquake has occurred but a tsunami is not expected along the California/Oregon/Washington/British Columbia or Alaska Coasts...
No Warning... No watch and no advisory is in effect for these areas.

Based on the depth of the earthquake within the earth a tsunami is not expected along the California/Oregon/ Washington/British Columbia and Alaska Coasts.

At 513 PM Pacific Standard Time on February 17, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.8 occurred in the Eastern Russia-Northeast China border region at 539 km depth.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach Hawaii will issue messages for Hawaii and other areas of the Pacific outside California/ Oregon/Washington/British Columbia and Alaska.

This will be the only statement issued for this event by the West Coast/ Alaska Tsunami Warning Center unless additional information becomes available. See the website wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov. for basic tsunami information - safety rules and tsunami travel times.