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SEXX60 PAAQ 121749
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1249 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...


EVALUATION
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 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      4.2
 * ORIGIN TIME    1246  EST DEC 12 2012
                  1146  CST DEC 12 2012
                  1346  AST DEC 12 2012
                  1746  UTC DEC 12 2012
 * COORDINATES    48.1 NORTH 70.0 WEST
 * DEPTH          9 MILES
 * LOCATION       105 MILES NE OF QUEBEC QUEBEC
                  235 MILES NW OF BANGOR MAINE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

 * THE EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS 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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