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SEXX60 PAAQ 271643
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1243 PM AST MON AUG 27 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      - 1240  EDT AUG 27 2012
             1240  AST AUG 27 2012
             1140  CDT AUG 27 2012
             1640  UTC AUG 27 2012
 LOCATION  - 19.6 NORTH 64.4 WEST
              60 MILES/97 KM N OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS.
             135 MILES/217 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
 DEPTH     - 9 MILES/15 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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