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Time of Occurrence (GMT): Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 18:42:29.10 Z
Time of Occurrence (PST): Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 10:42:29.10 AM

Depth (km) 0.02
Magnitude (Mc) 3.2
Location 46.8587N 121.7530W
     0.8 km  NE of Mt Rainier, WA
    39.1 km   E of Eatonville, WA
    93.7 km SSE of Seattle, WA (1st & Yesler)
Name of data file: 02021918422c

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