SEXX60 PAAQ 120208 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1008 PM AST WED MAR 11 2009 ...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 - 4.6 TIME - 2206 EDT MAR 11 2009 2206 AST MAR 11 2009 0206 UTC MAR 12 2009 LOCATION - 19.0 NORTH 66.5 WEST 70 MILES/113 KM NE OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 50 MILES/80 KM NW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 25 MILES/41 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 APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK. $$