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SEXX60 PAAQ 021745
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
145 PM AST THU AUG 2 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 - 4.2
 TIME      - 1343  EDT AUG 02 2012
             1343  AST AUG 02 2012
             1243  CDT AUG 02 2012
             1743  UTC AUG 02 2012
 LOCATION  - 18.6 NORTH 64.5 WEST
              10 MILES/16 KM NE OF ROADTOWN BR. VIRGIN IS.
             105 MILES/169 KM E OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
 DEPTH     - 24 MILES/38 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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