SEXX60 PAAQ 170333
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1133 PM AST TUE OCT 16 2012

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED THAT IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE
 A TSUNAMI. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED
 FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 4.6
 TIME      - 2331  EDT OCT 16 2012
             2331  AST OCT 16 2012
             2231  CDT OCT 16 2012
             0331  UTC OCT 17 2012
 LOCATION  - 19.0 NORTH 70.8 WEST
           - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION       
 DEPTH     - 12 MILES/20 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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