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xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ntwc.arh.noaa.gov/schema/TEX.xsd"
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<TWCEventID>mc8dvw</TWCEventID>
<WMOID source="PAAQ">SEUS71</WMOID>
<WMOCenterID>PAAQ</WMOCenterID>
<WMODateTimeGroup>210657</WMODateTimeGroup>
<AWIPSID>EQIWOC</AWIPSID>
<bulletinNumber>1</bulletinNumber>
<bulletinName>Tsunami Seismic Information Statement</bulletinName>
<issuingCenter>NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK</issuingCenter>
<bulletinIssueTime>2012-10-21T06:57:46Z</bulletinIssueTime>
<bulletinIssueTimeString>1157 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012</bulletinIssueTimeString>
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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.

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<preliminarySeismicInformation>
<magnitude type="Ml">5.500000</magnitude>
<originTime>2012-10-21T06:55:08Z</originTime>
<originTimeZone>PDT</originTimeZone>
<originTimeZone>AKDT</originTimeZone>
<depth unit="kilometers">6</depth>
<geo:lat>36.242000</geo:lat>
<geo:long>-120.942000</geo:long>
<locationName>60 miles SE of Monterey, California</locationName>
<locationName>135 miles SE of San Francisco, California</locationName>
<rigidity unit="dyne/cm**2">420000000000.000000</rigidity>
<seismicMoment unit="dyne-cm">1995262314968866400000000.000000</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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<tsunamiBulletinBody><![CDATA[
SEUS71 PAAQ 210657
EQIWOC

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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<tsunamiBulletinShort><![CDATA[
Subject: Information Statement

Tsunami Info Stmt: M5.5 060Mi SE Monterey, California 2355PDT Oct 20: Tsunami NOT expected
]]>
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</tsunamiInformation>
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