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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
715 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED THAT IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE
 A TSUNAMI. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED
 FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 4.5
 TIME      - 1912  EDT OCT 16 2012
             1812  CDT OCT 16 2012
             1912  AST OCT 16 2012
             2312  UTC OCT 16 2012
 LOCATION  - 43.6 NORTH 70.8 WEST
              20 MILES/32 KM W OF PORTLAND MAINE
              85 MILES/137 KM N OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS
 DEPTH     - 17 MILES/27 KM

THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE 
REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

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