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

0084 NWS ORWEATHER 02/05/04 13:23 (38**) WEATHER AGENCIES OR EMERGENCY SVC 000 WEPA43 PAAQ 052121 TIBWCA TO ALL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN BULLETIN NUMBER 1 WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED 02/05/2004 AT 2121 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 - 6.9 LOCATION - 3.6S 135.4E - IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA TIME - 1205 AST 02/05/2004 1305 PST 02/05/2004 2105 UTC 02/05/2004 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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