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xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ntwc.arh.noaa.gov/schema/TEX.xsd"
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<TWCEventID>mcq7wm</TWCEventID>
<WMOID source="PAAQ">SEAK71</WMOID>
<WMOCenterID>PAAQ</WMOCenterID>
<WMODateTimeGroup>302205</WMODateTimeGroup>
<AWIPSID>EQIAKX</AWIPSID>
<bulletinNumber>1</bulletinNumber>
<bulletinName>Tsunami Seismic Information Statement</bulletinName>
<issuingCenter>NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK</issuingCenter>
<bulletinIssueTime>2012-10-30T22:05:44Z</bulletinIssueTime>
<bulletinIssueTimeString>205 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 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">4.300000</magnitude>
<originTime>2012-10-30T22:02:46Z</originTime>
<originTimeZone>PDT</originTimeZone>
<originTimeZone>AKDT</originTimeZone>
<depth unit="kilometers">54</depth>
<geo:lat>61.404000</geo:lat>
<geo:long>-150.664000</geo:long>
<locationName>55 miles SW of Palmer, Alaska</locationName>
<locationName>30 miles NW of Anchorage, Alaska</locationName>
<rigidity unit="dyne/cm**2">420000000000.000000</rigidity>
<seismicMoment unit="dyne-cm">31622776601683792000000.000000</seismicMoment>
<ruptureVelocity unit="kilometers per second">2.500000</ruptureVelocity>
<slipVelocity unit="meters per second">1.000000</slipVelocity>
<epicenterLocation>
<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[
SEAK71 PAAQ 302205
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
205 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 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 - 4.3
 TIME      - 1403 AKDT OCT 30 2012
             1503  PDT OCT 30 2012
             2203  UTC OCT 30 2012
 LOCATION  - 61.4 NORTH 150.7 WEST
              55 MILES/89 KM SW OF PALMER ALASKA
              30 MILES/48 KM NW OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 34 MILES/54 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: M4.3 030Mi NW Anchorage, Alaska 1503PDT Oct 30: Tsunami NOT expected
]]>
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<tsunamiRecorded>false</tsunamiRecorded>
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</tsunamiInformation>
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