SEXX60 PAAQ 242346 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 746 PM AST FRI DEC 24 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 - 5.4 TIME - 1844 EST DEC 24 2010 1944 AST DEC 24 2010 1744 CST DEC 24 2010 2344 UTC DEC 24 2010 LOCATION - 18.9 NORTH 66.1 WEST 50 MILES/80 KM NW OF FAJARDO PUERTO RICO 30 MILES/48 KM N OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 28 MILES/45 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. $$