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<alert xmlns="http://www.incident.com/cap/1.0">
<identifier>USGS-earthquakes-us2008bfb4.Q.20081230T163141.544Z</identifier>
<sender>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#us</sender>
<sent>2008-12-30T16:31:41+00:00</sent>
<status>Actual</status>
<msgType>Alert</msgType>
<scope>Public</scope>
<info>
<category>Geo</category>
<event>Earthquake</event>
<urgency>Past</urgency>
<severity>Unknown</severity>
<certainty>Likely</certainty>
<senderName>U.S. Geological Survey</senderName>
<headline>EQ 4.8 CAYENNE, French Guiana - PRELIMINARY REPORT</headline>
<description>An earthquake with magnitude 4.8 occurred near CAYENNE, French Guiana at 14:57:14.50 UTC on Dec 30, 2008. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)</description>
<web>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008bfb4.php</web>
<contact>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#us</contact>
<parameter>EventTime=2008-12-30T14:57:14+00:00</parameter>
<parameter>EventIDKey=us2008bfb4</parameter>
<parameter>Version=Q</parameter>
<parameter>Magnitude=4.8</parameter>
<parameter>Depth=10.0 km (6.2 miles)</parameter>
<parameter>HorizontalError=21.5 km</parameter>
<parameter>NumStations=26</parameter>
<parameter>NumPhases=26</parameter>
<parameter>MinDistance=999.9 km</parameter>
<parameter>RMSTimeError=1.07 seconds</parameter>
<parameter>AzimuthalGap=126 degrees</parameter>
<area>
<areaDesc>853 miles (1373 km) NE of CAYENNE, French Guiana; 939 miles (1511 km) NE of PARAMARIBO, Suriname</areaDesc>
<circle>14.865,-44.868 0.0</circle>
</area>
</info>
</alert>

