WEXX32 PAAQ 212140 TIBATE TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 540 PM AST TUE AUG 21 2018 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST, GULF OF MEXICO STATES, AND EASTERN CANADA... EVALUATION ---------- ? THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST, THE GULF OF MEXICO STATES, OR THE EASTERN COAST OF CANADA. ? EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS DANGEROUS TO SHORELINES NEAR THE SOURCE. ? AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- ? THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. ? MAGNITUDE 7.0 ? ORIGIN TIME 1732 EDT AUG 21 2018 1732 AST AUG 21 2018 1632 CDT AUG 21 2018 2132 UTC AUG 21 2018 ? COORDINATES 10.4 NORTH 62.7 WEST ? DEPTH 54 MILES ? LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- ? REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE TSUNAMI.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. ? CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT TSUNAMI.GOV. ? THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. ??