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000 SECA62 TJSJ 051651 EQRSJU PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-052000- EARTHQUAKE REPORT RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1251 PM AST MON OCT 5 2009 AN EARTHQUAKE OF PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 4.5 WAS REPORTED BY THE PUERTO RICAN SEISMIC NETWORK AT 1228 PM AST...APPROXIMATELY 28 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE AMALIE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE DEPTH OF THIS EARTHQUAKE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57 KILOMETERS. THE MAGNITUDE IS SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE GENERATED AND NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE INITIAL QUAKE. INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES... INCLUDING RICHTER SCALE MAGNITUDE...WILL BE PROVIDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE PUERTO RICAN SEISMIC NETWORK. $$ SR