Tsunami Bulletin
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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000 WECA42 PHEB 221646 TIBCAR TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 1246 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2022 AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013- VIZ001-002-221846- COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.7 OCCURRED NEAR THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE AT 1235 PM AST ON TUESDAY MARCH 22 2022. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... OR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 6.7 * ORIGIN TIME 1235 PM AST MAR 22 2022 * COORDINATES 10.8 NORTH 43.4 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES / 10 KM * LOCATION NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. IMPACTS ------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --------------------------------------