SEXX60 PAAQ 161344
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
944 AM AST WED MAR 16 2011

...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      - 0943  EDT MAR 16 2011
             0943  AST MAR 16 2011
             0843  CDT MAR 16 2011
             1343  UTC MAR 16 2011
 LOCATION  - 19.0 NORTH 68.0 WEST
              80 MILES/129 KM NW OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO
             130 MILES/209 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.

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