SEXX60 PAAQ 271929 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 329 PM AST TUE SEP 27 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 - 1527 EDT SEP 27 2011 1527 AST SEP 27 2011 1427 CDT SEP 27 2011 1927 UTC SEP 27 2011 LOCATION - 18.8 NORTH 64.3 WEST 10 MILES/16 KM N OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS. 120 MILES/193 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 25 MILES/40 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. $$