SEXX60 PAAQ 021745 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 145 PM AST THU AUG 2 2012 ...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 - 1343 EDT AUG 02 2012 1343 AST AUG 02 2012 1243 CDT AUG 02 2012 1743 UTC AUG 02 2012 LOCATION - 18.6 NORTH 64.5 WEST 10 MILES/16 KM NE OF ROADTOWN BR. VIRGIN IS. 105 MILES/169 KM E OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 24 MILES/38 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. $$