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Message indian.TIBIOX.2012.12.10.1702

Tsunami Information Earthquake Information
Message Time: 10 Dec 2012 17:02 UTC
Message Num: 1
Message Text: click to read
Message Type: Tsunami Information Bulletin
Warning: none
Watch: none
ETAs / Obs: none
Preliminary (PTWC)Official (USGS)
Origin Time: 10 Dec 2012 16:53 UTC 10 Dec 2012 16:53 UTC
Magnitude: 7.2 Mwp
(reviewed by PTWC)		 7.1
Latitude: 6.8° S 6.5° S
Longitude: 129.8° E 129.8° E
Depth: 155 km (96.3 mi) 159.3 km (99 mi)
Location: Banda Sea
More Info.: updated earthquake information from the USGS NEIC
indian.TIBIOX.2012.12.10.1702 map

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