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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
643 AM AST SAT OCT 11 2008
...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 - REPEAT NO - WARNING... WATCH OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.
EVALUATION
BASED ON LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE 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. SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE
NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES. IN AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.0
TIME      - 0640  EDT OCT 11 2008
            0640  AST OCT 11 2008
            1040  UTC OCT 11 2008
LOCATION  - 19.3 NORTH 64.8 WEST
             85 MILES/137 KM NE OF FAJARDO PUERTO RICO
            100 MILES/161 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
DEPTH     - 24 MILES/39 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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