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Subject: BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION
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SEISMIC EVENT: SEA OF OKHOTSK  24 NOVEMBER 2008  09:02 UTC  7.0 MW 

The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:

DATE			:	24 November 2008
ORIGIN TIME		:	09:02 58s UTC
LAT/LONG		:	54.18? North / 154.31? East
DEPTH			:	487 km 
MAGNITUDE		:	7.0 Mw
LOCALITY		:	Sea of Okhotsk
COMMENTS          :     Approximately 2,300 km NNE of Tokyo, Japan

No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time and based on historical earthquake and tsunami data NO destructive tsunami warning has been issued. 


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