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tsunami information statement number 1
nws west coast/alaska tsunami warning center palmer ak
718 am ast wed jan 20 2010
... 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. 0
time - 0604 est jan 20 2010
0704 ast jan 20 2010
1104 utc jan 20 2010
location - 18. 6 north 72. 9 west
- haiti region
depth - 6 miles/10 km
the pacific tsunami warning center in ewa beach hawaii will
issue messages for areas in the caribbean outside puerto rico
and the virgin islands.
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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