SEUS71 PAAQ 161108 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 408 AM PDT TUE MAR 16 2010 ...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 - 4.4 TIME - 0304 AKDT MAR 16 2010 0404 PDT MAR 16 2010 1104 UTC MAR 16 2010 LOCATION - 34.0 NORTH 118.1 WEST 90 MILES/145 KM SW OF BARSTOW CALIFORNIA 10 MILES/16 KM SE OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 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. $$