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xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ntwc.arh.noaa.gov/schema/TEX.xsd"
xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#">
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<TWCEventID>mc0prd</TWCEventID>
<WMOID source="PAAQ">SEXX60</WMOID>
<WMOCenterID>PAAQ</WMOCenterID>
<WMODateTimeGroup>170333</WMODateTimeGroup>
<AWIPSID>EQIAT1</AWIPSID>
<bulletinNumber>1</bulletinNumber>
<bulletinName>Tsunami Seismic Information Statement</bulletinName>
<issuingCenter>NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK</issuingCenter>
<bulletinIssueTime>2012-10-17T03:33:08Z</bulletinIssueTime>
<bulletinIssueTimeString>1133 PM AST TUE OCT 16 2012</bulletinIssueTimeString>
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<headline><![CDATA[
This is a tsunami information statement. 

]]></headline>
<segmentCategory>Information</segmentCategory>
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<productDefinition>An information statement indicates that an earthquake has occurred, but does not pose a tsunami threat, or that a tsunami warning, advisory, or watch has been issued for another section of the ocean. 
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Evaluation: 
 * There is NO tsunami danger from this earthquake.

]]></recommendedActionsFull>
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<preliminarySeismicInformation>
<magnitude type="Ml">4.600000</magnitude>
<originTime>2012-10-17T03:30:49Z</originTime>
<originTimeZone>EDT</originTimeZone>
<originTimeZone>CDT</originTimeZone>
<originTimeZone>AST</originTimeZone>
<depth unit="kilometers">20</depth>
<geo:lat>18.973000</geo:lat>
<geo:long>-70.847000</geo:long>
<locationName>in the Dominican Republic region</locationName>
<rigidity unit="dyne/cm**2">420000000000.000000</rigidity>
<seismicMoment unit="dyne-cm">89125093813374404000000.000000</seismicMoment>
<ruptureVelocity unit="kilometers per second">2.500000</ruptureVelocity>
<slipVelocity unit="meters per second">1.000000</slipVelocity>
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<strikePercent>0.500000</strikePercent>
<dipPercent>0.500000</dipPercent>
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<nextActions><![CDATA[
This will be the only WCATWC message issued for this event. 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. 

]]></nextActions>
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<validTime unit="minutes">90</validTime>
<tsunamiBulletinBody><![CDATA[
SEXX60 PAAQ 170333
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1133 PM AST 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 - 4.6
 TIME      - 2331  EDT OCT 16 2012
             2331  AST OCT 16 2012
             2231  CDT OCT 16 2012
             0331  UTC OCT 17 2012
 LOCATION  - 19.0 NORTH 70.8 WEST
           - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION       
 DEPTH     - 12 MILES/20 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 PUERTO RICO 
SEISMIC NETWORK.

$$

]]>
</tsunamiBulletinBody>
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<tsunamiBulletinShort><![CDATA[
Subject: Information Statement

Tsunami Info Stmt: M4.6 in the Dominican Republic region 2331EDT Oct 16: Tsunami NOT expected
]]>
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