SEXX60 PAAQ 291938 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 338 PM AST WED AUG 29 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 - 4.6 TIME - 1536 EDT AUG 29 2012 1536 AST AUG 29 2012 1436 CDT AUG 29 2012 1936 UTC AUG 29 2012 LOCATION - 19.6 NORTH 64.4 WEST 60 MILES/97 KM N OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS. 140 MILES/225 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 8 MILES/13 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. $$