M 6.4 in Puerto Rico on 13 Jan 2014 04:01 UTC

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2014-01-13 04:10 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation


Original Message :

WECA43 PHEB 130407

TSUNAMI STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

0407 UTC MON JAN 13 2014



THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE

CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. VIRGIN

ISLANDS...AND THE U.K. VIRGIN ISLANDS.



... TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT ...



THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.



THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE

DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND

ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.



AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS



ORIGIN TIME - 0401Z 13 JAN 2014

COORDINATES - 19.4 NORTH 66.8 WEST

LOCATION - PUERTO RICO REGION

MAGNITUDE - 6.4



EVALUATION



A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.



HOWEVER - THERE IS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL TSUNAMI THAT

COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED

KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE

REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY.



THIS WILL BE THE ONLY PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BECOMES AVAILABLE.

2014-01-13 04:06 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • There is no TSUNAMI danger for the areas listed above

Original Message :

WEXX32 PAAQ 130404

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK

1204 AM AST MON JAN 13 2014



...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA

EAST COASTS/ GULF OF MEXICO STATES/PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN

ISLANDS...



EVALUATION

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* THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.



* BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS

THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.



* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.4

* ORIGIN TIME 2301 EST JAN 12 2014

0001 AST JAN 13 2014

2201 CST JAN 12 2014

0401 UTC JAN 13 2014

* COORDINATES 19.4 NORTH 66.8 WEST

* DEPTH 1 MILES

* LOCATION 85 MILES NE OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO

80 MILES NW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BECOMES AVAILABLE.



* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



* CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN

ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.



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