SEXX60 PAAQ 022045 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 445 PM AST SUN NOV 2 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 - 5.0 TIME - 1543 EST NOV 02 2008 1643 AST NOV 02 2008 2043 UTC NOV 02 2008 LOCATION - 19.3 NORTH 66.3 WEST 80 MILES/129 KM NW OF FAJARDO PUERTO RICO 60 MILES/97 KM NW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 4 MILES/7 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. $$