SEUS71 PAAQ 210657
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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1157 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 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 - 5.5
 TIME      - 2255 AKDT OCT 20 2012
             2355  PDT OCT 20 2012
             0655  UTC OCT 21 2012
 LOCATION  - 36.2 NORTH 120.9 WEST
              60 MILES/97 KM SE OF MONTEREY CALIFORNIA
             135 MILES/217 KM SE OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
 DEPTH     - 4 MILES/6 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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