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Message pacific.TIBPAC.2013.02.02.1427

Tsunami Information Earthquake Information
Message Time: 02 Feb 2013 14:27 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: 02 Feb 2013 14:18 UTC 02 Feb 2013 14:17 UTC
Magnitude: 6.8 Mwp
(reviewed by PTWC)		 6.9
Latitude: 42.5° N 42.8° N
Longitude: 143.6° E 143.1° E
Depth: 126 km (78.3 mi) 103.1 km (64.1 mi)
Location: Hokkaido Japan Region
More Info.: updated earthquake information from the USGS NEIC
pacific.TIBPAC.2013.02.02.1427 map

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