M 4.4 in Dominican Republic on 16 May 2021 12:14 UTC

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2021-05-16 12:25 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 occurred about 160 miles west of isla mona at 815 am ast on sunday MAY 16 2021
  • 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

Original Message :

WECA42 PHEB 161223
TIBCAR

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
823 AM AST SUN MAY 16 2021

AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-161423-
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 4.7 OCCURRED
ABOUT 160 MILES WEST OF ISLA MONA AT 815 AM AST ON SUNDAY
MAY 16 2021.

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

* MAGNITUDE 4.7
* ORIGIN TIME 815 AM AST MAY 16 2021
* COORDINATES 18.9 NORTH 70.3 WEST
* DEPTH 47 MILES / 75 KM
* LOCATION ABOUT 160 MILES WEST OF ISLA MONA


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


IMPACTS
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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

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