SEXX60 PAAQ 261441 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1041 AM AST SUN AUG 26 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 - 1038 EDT AUG 26 2012 1038 AST AUG 26 2012 0938 CDT AUG 26 2012 1438 UTC AUG 26 2012 LOCATION - 19.5 NORTH 64.4 WEST 55 MILES/89 KM N OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS. 135 MILES/217 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 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. $$