SEXX60 PAAQ 250510 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 110 AM EDT THU AUG 25 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 - 4.5 TIME - 0108 EDT AUG 25 2011 0008 CDT AUG 25 2011 0108 AST AUG 25 2011 0508 UTC AUG 25 2011 LOCATION - 37.9 NORTH 77.9 WEST 75 MILES/121 KM NE OF LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA 35 MILES/56 KM NW OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA DEPTH - 4 MILES/6 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. $$