SEXX60 PAAQ 052156 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 556 PM AST SUN AUG 5 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 - 4.5 TIME - 1751 EDT AUG 05 2012 1751 AST AUG 05 2012 1651 CDT AUG 05 2012 2151 UTC AUG 05 2012 LOCATION - 19.4 NORTH 69.7 WEST 185 MILES/298 KM NW OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 245 MILES/394 KM NW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 48 MILES/78 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. $$