SEXX60 PAAQ 291950 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 350 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 - 4.4 TIME - 1544 EDT AUG 29 2012 1544 AST AUG 29 2012 1444 CDT AUG 29 2012 1944 UTC AUG 29 2012 LOCATION - 19.7 NORTH 64.3 WEST 65 MILES/105 KM N OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS. 145 MILES/233 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. $$