SEXX60 PAAQ 200609
EQIAT1

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
209 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2016

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...


EVALUATION
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 * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY
   ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

 * MAGNITUDE      4.8
 * ORIGIN TIME    0206  EDT MAR 20 2016
                  0206  AST MAR 20 2016
                  0106  CDT MAR 20 2016
                  0606  UTC MAR 20 2016
 * COORDINATES    18.7 NORTH 68.9 WEST
 * DEPTH          85 MILES
 * LOCATION       125 MILES NW OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO
                  185 MILES W OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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 * 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.

 * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
   MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

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