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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
654 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR PUERTO RICO/
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS/ THE U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF OF
MEXICO STATES/ AND EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES...
NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.
EVALUATION
BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS THE
EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO
PUERTO RICO/ THE VIRGIN ISLANDS/ THE U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF
OF MEXICO COASTS/ AND EASTERN CANADA.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.5
TIME - 1848 EDT MAY 24 2012
1748 CDT MAY 24 2012
1848 AST MAY 24 2012
2248 UTC MAY 24 2012
LOCATION - 73.1 NORTH 5.7 EAST
- GREENLAND SEA
DEPTH - 7 MILES/11 KM
CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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