SEXX60 PAAQ 190400 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1200 AM AST TUE OCT 19 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 - 4.2 TIME - 2357 EDT OCT 18 2010 2357 AST OCT 18 2010 2257 CDT OCT 18 2010 0357 UTC OCT 19 2010 LOCATION - 19.1 NORTH 68.3 WEST 95 MILES/153 KM NW OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 150 MILES/241 KM NW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 27 MILES/43 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 PUERTO RICO SEISMIC NETWORK. $$