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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
857 PM AST SUN JAN 23 2022

AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-240257-
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...


AUDIENCE
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  * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
    RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
    ISLANDS.


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 4.0 OCCURRED
    ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO AT 853 PM AST ON
    SUNDAY JANUARY 23 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.

  * PEOPLE MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING FROM THE EARTHQUAKE.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID
    ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

  * MAGNITUDE         4.0
  * ORIGIN TIME       853 PM AST JAN 23 2022
  * COORDINATES       18.7 NORTH  67.5 WEST
  * DEPTH             6 MILES / 10 KM
  * LOCATION          ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


IMPACTS
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  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.