SEXX60 PAAQ 041120 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 720 AM AST SUN MAY 4 2008 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 4.5 TIME - 0716 EDT MAY 04 2008 0716 AST MAY 04 2008 1116 UTC MAY 04 2008 LOCATION - 20.4 NORTH 64.9 WEST 150 MILES/241 KM NE OF FAJARDO PUERTO RICO 155 MILES/249 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 KM THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK. $$