ZCZC WECA42 PHEB 041011 TIBCAR TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 611 AM AST SUN SEP 04 2022 AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013- VIZ001-002-041211- COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE AT 542 AM AST ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4 2022. * 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. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 6.8 * ORIGIN TIME 542 AM AST SEP 04 2022 * COORDINATES 0.8 SOUTH 21.8 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES / 10 KM * LOCATION CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. IMPACTS ------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * INFORMATION REGARDING ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO US GULF OR ATLANTIC COASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE US NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORRESPONDING REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK OR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV. $$ NNNN