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NOTE: LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE AUTOMATED PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES. THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED BY A SEISMOLOGIST

Time of Occurrence (GMT): Friday September 14, 2001 at 04:45:43.88 Z
Time of Occurrence (PDT): Thursday September 13, 2001 at 09:45:43.88 PM
Time of Occurrence (PST): Thursday September 13, 2001 at 08:45:43.88 PM

Depth (km) 10.00
Magnitude (Mc) 3.3

Location 48.3167N 125.6472W
    94.8 km SSE of Tofino, BC
   102.7 km WNW of Forks, WA
   210.9 km WSW of Vancouver,BC


Name of data file: 01091404461j

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