SEXX60 PAAQ 042233
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
633 PM AST WED MAR 4 2009

...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 - 4.3
 TIME      - 1730  EST MAR 04 2009
             1830  AST MAR 04 2009
             2230  UTC MAR 04 2009
 LOCATION  - 18.3 NORTH 68.6 WEST
              95 MILES/153 KM W OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO
             160 MILES/257 KM W OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
 DEPTH     - 108 MILES/174 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.

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