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<WMOID source="PAAQ">SEUS71</WMOID>
<WMOCenterID>PAAQ</WMOCenterID>
<WMODateTimeGroup>210943</WMODateTimeGroup>
<AWIPSID>EQIWOC</AWIPSID>
<bulletinNumber>1</bulletinNumber>
<bulletinName>Tsunami Seismic Information Statement</bulletinName>
<issuingCenter>NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK</issuingCenter>
<bulletinIssueTime>2014-12-21T09:43:48Z</bulletinIssueTime>
<bulletinIssueTimeString>143 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2014</bulletinIssueTimeString>
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This is a tsunami information statement. 

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 * There is NO tsunami danger from this earthquake.

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<magnitude type="Ml">4.8</magnitude>
<originTime>2014-12-21T09:40:50Z</originTime>
<originTimeZone>PST</originTimeZone>
<originTimeZone>AKST</originTimeZone>
<depth unit="kilometers">12</depth>
<geo:lat>50.980</geo:lat>
<geo:long>-130.029</geo:long>
<locationName>135 miles NW of Port Alice, British Columbia</locationName>
<locationName>230 miles S of Prince Rupert, British Columbia</locationName>
<rigidity unit="dyne/cm**2">420000000000.0</rigidity>
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<ruptureVelocity unit="kilometers per second">2.5</ruptureVelocity>
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This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center 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. 
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SEUS71 PAAQ 210943
EQIWOC

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
143 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2014

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


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


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
 * MAGNITUDE      4.8
 * ORIGIN TIME    0041 AKST DEC 21 2014
                  0141  PST DEC 21 2014
                  0941  UTC DEC 21 2014
 * COORDINATES    51.0 NORTH 130.0 WEST
 * DEPTH          7 MILES
 * LOCATION       135 MILES NW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
                  230 MILES S OF PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
   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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Subject: Information Statement

Tsunami Info Stmt: M4.8 135Mi NW Port Alice, British Columbia 0141PST Dec 21: Tsunami NOT expected
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