SEXX60 PAAQ 130309 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1109 PM AST TUE AUG 12 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.9 * ORIGIN TIME 2305 EDT AUG 12 2014 2305 AST AUG 12 2014 2205 CDT AUG 12 2014 0305 UTC AUG 13 2014 * COORDINATES 18.7 NORTH 65.1 WEST * DEPTH 24 MILES * LOCATION 30 MILES NW OF CHARLOTTE AMALIE VIRGIN IS. 65 MILES NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. * THE EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS 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. $$