WEXX32 PAAQ 280959 TIBATE PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 559 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA EAST COASTS/ GULF OF MEXICO STATES/PUERTO RICO/ THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS... EVALUATION ---------- * THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. * BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. * 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 7.3 * ORIGIN TIME 0547 EDT MAY 28 2016 0447 CDT MAY 28 2016 0547 AST MAY 28 2016 0947 UTC MAY 28 2016 * COORDINATES 56.1 SOUTH 26.9 WEST * DEPTH 64 MILES * LOCATION SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. * CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO... U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. $$