The following is a TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN No Tsunami Watch or Warning has been issued.

TO ALL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN BULLETIN NUMBER 1 WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED 12/22/2003 AT 1922 UTC ...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN IS FOR ALASKA - BRITISH    COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY... NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT. EARTHQUAKE DATA  PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 6.8  LOCATION -  35.4N  121.2W -  95 MILES SE OF MONTEREY-CA.                            175 MILES SE OF SAN FRANCISCO-CA.  TIME     - 1016 AST 12/22/2003             1116 PST 12/22/2003             1916 UTC 12/22/2003 EVALUATION  BASED ON LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT  SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO CALIFORNIA -  OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA. SOME AREAS MAY  EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. IN AREAS OF INTENSE  SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SLUMPING. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE TSUNAMI BULLETINS FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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