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WEXX22 PAAQ 101327
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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
927 AM EDT WED SEP 10 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 THE EARTHQUAKE LOCATION NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING
TO THE PUERTO RICO/ VIRGIN ISLANDS/ U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF
OF MEXICO/ AND EASTERN CANADIAN COASTS. EARTHQUAKES IN THIS REGION
DO NOT NORMALLY GENERATE TSUNAMIS.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.6
TIME      - 0908  EDT SEP 10 2008
            0808  CDT SEP 10 2008
            1308  UTC SEP 10 2008
LOCATION  - 7.9 NORTH 38.6 WEST
          - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
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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