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WECA42 PHEB 021247
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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
847 AM AST SUN MAR 02 2025

AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-021447-
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

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


AUDIENCE
--------

  * 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 4.6 OCCURRED
    ABOUT 94 MILES NORTHWEST OF ISLA MONA AT 841 AM AST ON
    SUNDAY MARCH 2 2025.

  * 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         4.6
  * ORIGIN TIME       841 AM AST MAR 02 2025
  * COORDINATES       19.2 NORTH  68.8 WEST
  * DEPTH             4 MILES / 6 KM
  * LOCATION          ABOUT 94 MILES NORTHWEST OF ISLA MONA


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


IMPACTS
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  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT
    TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * INFORMATION REGARDING ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO US GULF OR
    ATLANTIC COASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE US NATIONAL TSUNAMI
    WARNING CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE CAN BE
    OBTAINED FROM THE CORRESPONDING REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK OR
    THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

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