WEXX32 PAAQ 201844 TIBATE Tsunami Information Statement Number 1 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer, AK 244 PM EDT FRI Feb20 2025 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA EAST COASTS/ GULF OF AMERICA 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 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 --------------------------------- * The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment and changes may occur. * Magnitude 6.2 * Origin Time 1442 EDT Feb 20 2025 1342 CDT Feb 20 2025 1442 AST Feb 20 2025 1842 UTC Feb 20 2025 * Coordinates 45.0 North 56.2 West * Depth 8 miles * Location in the North Atlantic Ocean 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. $$