SEXX60 PAAQ 230537
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
137 AM AST SUN SEP 23 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      - 0135  EDT SEP 23 2012
             0135  AST SEP 23 2012
             0035  CDT SEP 23 2012
             0535  UTC SEP 23 2012
 LOCATION  - 19.4 NORTH 64.6 WEST
              50 MILES/80 KM NW OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS.
             120 MILES/193 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
 DEPTH     - 24 MILES/39 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.

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