SEXX60 PAAQ 292109 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 509 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 - 4.0 TIME - 1707 EDT AUG 29 2012 1707 AST AUG 29 2012 1607 CDT AUG 29 2012 2107 UTC AUG 29 2012 LOCATION - 19.6 NORTH 64.3 WEST 60 MILES/97 KM N OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS. 140 MILES/225 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. $$