4.1 magnitude earthquake 15 km from Salvaleón de Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic

000 SEXX60 PAAQ 091756 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 156 PM AST WED APR 9 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.6 * ORIGIN TIME 1353 EDT APR 09 2014 1353 AST APR 09 2014 1253 CDT APR 09 2014 1753 UTC APR 09 2014 * COORDINATES 18.3 NORTH 68.7 WEST * DEPTH 62 MILES * LOCATION 105 MILES W OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 175 MILES W 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.