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Time of Occurrence (GMT): Tuesday February 12, 2002 at 19:16:41.41 Z
Time of Occurrence (PST): Tuesday February 12, 2002 at 11:16:41.41 AM

Depth (km) 18.63
Magnitude (Mc) 3.0
Location 48.4133N 122.2857W
     4.0 km   E of Mount Vernon, WA
    10.3 km SSW of Sedro Woolley, WA
    90.4 km   N of Seattle, WA (1st & Yesler)
Name of data file: 02021219164p

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